6. Adding a blog ↑

6.5. Breaking up content

You can create a line break in Markdown by ending a line with two (or more) spaces.

Notenik also supports the alternate syntax of placing a space and a backslash at the end of a line, in order to request a line break. Some writers prefer this syntax because it is easier to see.

Here’s an example of the standard syntax.

 A timeless red orb  
 floats lazy in the ether  
 unimpressed by war.

And here’s the alternate syntax.

 A timeless red orb \
 floats lazy in the ether \
 unimpressed by war.

Both should render in the same way.

A timeless red orb
floats lazy in the ether
unimpressed by war.

You can insert a horizontal rule with a line containing three or more hyphens.

Here’s an example of the Markdown syntax.

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And here’s how it renders.

And that’s the end of our section on breaking up content!