# Newbie Q : How to format the email body content (why it shows single line)

**URL:** <https://community.make.com/t/newbie-q-how-to-format-the-email-body-content-why-it-shows-single-line/5289>\
**Category:** Beginner Questions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/newbie-q-how-to-format-the-email-body-content-why-it-shows-single-line/5289 "2022-11-30T14:07:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![chichap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@chichap](https://community.make.com/u/chichap)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/newbie-q-how-to-format-the-email-body-content-why-it-shows-single-line/5289/1 "2022-11-30T14:07:20Z")

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> # When asking your question, please include:
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> 👣 _ **The steps you have taken** _  
> I have did check the documentation but not able to, maybe its too basic. Newline seems not working.

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/2X/3/3a871d7b94430a320a9e59afe489e7baaa162242.png)

This is the result, only shows 1 line, I only like to have a new line or to format it a proper way.

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/2X/4/4c27c3f2b822929f99b3523a126efd01398a0bb7.png)

Thank you for your gentle reply.

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**Author:** ![NolaDigital](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/noladigital/32/226_2.png) [@NolaDigital](https://community.make.com/u/NolaDigital)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/newbie-q-how-to-format-the-email-body-content-why-it-shows-single-line/5289/2 "2022-11-30T15:52:46Z")

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The newline block doesn’t get picked up by mails as it’s not HTML.

You’ll need to use pure html instead to insert breaks:

```auto
<br />

```

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**Author:** ![Make\_Bot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/make_bot/32/14661_2.png) [@Make\_Bot](https://community.make.com/u/Make_Bot)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/newbie-q-how-to-format-the-email-body-content-why-it-shows-single-line/5289/3 "2023-09-07T15:07:48Z")

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