hard return
Forced line break
A hard return is a line break explicitly inserted by pressing Enter or Return, as opposed to a soft return where text automatically wraps to the next line.
Hard returns create permanent breaks that remain even if the text is reformatted or the margins change: Remove the hard returns before pasting into the layout program.
The distinction matters in word processing and coding, where hard returns can cause formatting problems if used where soft wraps were intended.
Text formatting character
- line breakText continuation below
- enter keyKeyboard confirmation button
- paragraph breakGap dividing text sections
- cursorOn-screen position indicator
typing · word processor · text editor · document · layout · spacing · indentation · manuscript
Arrange text for printing
- paragraphDistinct section of text
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
block · column · justification · leading · kerning · page break · word wrap · flush left
Text continuation below
- enjambmentUnpaused verse continuation
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- verseMetered poetic passage
- caesuraPause within a line
couplet · tercet · quatrain · meter · rhythm · free verse · poetic form · lineation
newline
Text formatting character
- line breakText continuation below
- enter keyKeyboard confirmation button
- paragraph breakGap dividing text sections
cursor · typing · word processor · text editor · document · layout · spacing · indentation · manuscript · draft
typeset
Arrange text for printing
- paragraphDistinct section of text
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
galley · block · column · justification · leading · kerning · page break · word wrap · flush left · ragged right
line break
Text continuation below
- enjambmentUnpaused verse continuation
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- verseMetered poetic passage
caesura · couplet · tercet · quatrain · meter · rhythm · free verse · poetic form · lineation · cadence
- text breaksnewline, line break, paragraph break, word wrap, text wrap
- typographyletters, font, calligraphy, font design, sans serif
- invisible charactersspace, whitespace, tab, newline, BS
- spacingkerning, leading, tracking, letter spacing, word spacing