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Some instances of wiki markup (e.g. lists or tables) do not allow multi-line contents.

However, there are several workarounds for this.

[edit] CSS Class Wrappers

By using a wrapper for custom CSS classes, multi-line content can be inserted directly into the respective element:

# item 1
# {{multiLine{
item 2, first line
item 2, second line
item 2, third line
}}}
# item 3

Note that the respective class (here multiLine) does not necessarily have to be defined in the StyleSheet; this works even without custom styling.

This is the cleanest and most versatile method of circumventing these limitations. However, this technique cannot be applied within tables.

[edit] Manual Line Breaks

A manual line break can be inserted by using <br>:

|* List item 1<br>* List item 2<br>* list item 3<br><br>* List item with double spacing|

Using one of TiddlyTools' core tweaks, two backslashes can be inserted to allow for actual line breaks without jeopardizing the formatting:

|foo|bar\\
baz|

This core tweak can be installed by creating a new tiddler, tagging it with "systemConfig", and adding the following code:

//{{{
window.coreWikify = wikify;
window.wikify = function(source,output,highlightRegExp,tiddler) {
	if (source) arguments[0]=source.replace(/\\\\\n/mg,"<br>");
	coreWikify.apply(this,arguments);
}
//}}}

[edit] Separate Tiddlers

By using the Tiddler macro, multi-line content from a separate tiddler can be retrieved and inserted into the respective element:

# item 1
# <<tiddler [[item 2]]>>
# item 3

[edit] Within Table Cells

The MediaWikiTableFormatterPlugin provides an alternative table syntax which supports multi-line contents within table cells.

[edit] Partial Transclusion

By hiding sections in a tiddler, transclusion can be used to insert multi-line contents:

|Foo|<<tiddler [[SampleTiddler##Lorem]]>>|
|Bar|<<tiddler [[SampleTiddler##Ipsum]]>>|
/%
!Lorem
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
!Ipsum
Consectetur adipisicing elit.
!end
%/
Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.