How do you write two lines in html?

I have a HTML document with some distinct rows of text, is there some decided correct way to display them?

Example:

Here are
some lines
of text

Should I use the

tag for each row, or is there some other/better way to do it?

Examples:

Here are
some lines
of text

or

  Here are 

  some lines 

  of text 

Or something completely different?

The CSS & other things isn't really relevant at the moment, I'm just wondering which is the "most correct" way to use.

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asked Apr 8, 2018 at 15:52

Sebastian NorrSebastian Norr

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if you have a string with new lines that you want to display for example in a div, you can use white-space: pre-wrap css style:

.multiline {
  white-space: pre-wrap;
}


    A multiline text
    for demo purpose

answered Nov 1, 2019 at 15:27

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Or you can try this without tag wrapping each line:

Here are
some lines
of text

answered Mar 2 at 7:33

Lerner ZhangLerner Zhang

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The correct way to do things is using things made for the things you need. If you want a line break (enter), use
; If you want to define a paragraph, use

.

answered Apr 8, 2018 at 16:40

D. PardalD. Pardal

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According to this, the
element is used to insert a line break without starting a new paragraph. Hence you should prefer the second solution over the first.

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answered Apr 8, 2018 at 16:04

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There is no such thing in most correct way, at least according to the current specification of your needs. Yes, you can put them all in separate paragraphs, using the

tag or you can separate them via a
tag at every line. You can also use spans combined with the white-space CSS attribute, so you have a lot of options. To choose the best option for you, you will need to try them out and see what fits your requirements the best.

answered Apr 8, 2018 at 16:06

Lajos ArpadLajos Arpad

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If you want to create a multiline paragraph that maintains the line seperation in your code without throwing
s everywhere. Simply use the html tag.

answered Dec 23, 2021 at 4:20

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