# \<br\> needs extra empty line

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/br-needs-extra-empty-line/342046>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [December 12, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/br-needs-extra-empty-line/342046 "2024-12-12T12:16:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/br-needs-extra-empty-line/342046/3 "2024-12-13T04:04:34Z")

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This is not really a bug, it is just commonmark spec which makes mixing html and markdown somewhat quirky.

When you do `<br>` it thinks it is a multi line html element, so certain rules do not kick in.

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