Line Breaks in Markdown Tables

Markdown tables do not support literal newlines inside cells because each row in a Markdown table must reside on a single text line. To break text onto multiple lines, use the HTML <br> tag.

The <br> Solution

Insert <br> wherever you want a line break. Most Markdown parsers (GitHub, GitLab, Obsidian, Pandoc) render this as a visual line break inside the cell.

Markdown Syntax

| Step | Instructions |
| :--- | :----------- |
| 1    | Clone repo<br>Run `npm install`<br>Start dev server |
| 2    | Open browser at localhost:3000 |

Rendered Result

Step	Instructions
1	Clone repo Run `npm install` Start dev server
2	Open browser at localhost:3000

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Use our free visual editor to insert line breaks and format cells without breaking columns.

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