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Paragraphs & Line Breaks

Learn how to create paragraphs and line breaks.

Paragraphs

To create a paragraph, simply write text. Separate paragraphs with a blank line.

This is the first paragraph.

This is the second paragraph.

Line Breaks

To create a line break within a paragraph (without starting a new paragraph), end a line with two or more spaces or use a <br> tag.

This is line one.  
This is line two (same paragraph).

Common Mistake

Just pressing Enter once does NOT create a new line in most Markdown renderers:

This is line one.
This will appear on the SAME line.

These two lines will be rendered as a single paragraph.

The Fix

Either add a blank line between them (new paragraph) or add two spaces at the end of the first line (line break).

💡 The two-space line break is often invisible, so many people prefer using <br> for clarity.

Practice

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This is my first paragraph. It talks about something interesting.

This is my second paragraph.

Now try a line break: Add two spaces at the end of this line
And this should appear on a new line!