# Formatting when customizing text
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-when-customizing-text/267046
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 2, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-when-customizing-text/267046 "2023-06-02T18:30:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@MikeNolan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikeNolan)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-when-customizing-text/267046/1 "2023-06-02T18:30:28Z")
I want to change the text on the sign in page, but I can’t seem to get a paragraph or line break, what formatting codes, if any, can be used when customizing text?
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-when-customizing-text/267046/2 "2023-06-02T21:08:35Z")
Most customized text will not allow html. If you want line breaks you’ll need to do that with CSS, I think.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-when-customizing-text/267046/3 "2023-06-02T21:17:52Z")
i don’t think this is possible in text replacement tbh. i suspect one could write a plugin or component to do it.
> [@Adding line breaks to Admin \> Customize \> Text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-line-breaks-to-admin-customize-text/155347):
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> Hi, What options, if any, are there for adding line breaks to text in the Admin \> Customize \> Text settings?
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### Author:  [@MikeNolan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikeNolan)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-when-customizing-text/267046/4 "2023-06-02T21:18:36Z")
Would an inline style tag work?
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-when-customizing-text/267046/5 "2023-06-03T07:15:20Z")
Hello,
As I see this section is `html-safe` so you can use `
` to line break.
Markdown also work here.
`login_required.welcome_message`
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Or you can use a #Customization > Theme component to change the Login required page content.
Like:
> [@Trendy Login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trendy-login/206955):
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> discourse2Summary Trendy Login changes the default design of static login page (/login) on login required sites and adds the ability to customize the page content via component settings.hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-trendy-login](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-trendy-login)questionInstall Guide [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component Features S…
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### Author:  [@MikeNolan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikeNolan)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-when-customizing-text/267046/6 "2023-06-03T16:03:14Z")
`I tried
and it showed up literally, as if it was in a block.`
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-when-customizing-text/267046/7 "2023-06-03T17:01:58Z")
Both HTML and Markdown works for me. Am I misunderstood something? 🙂
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### Author:  [@MikeNolan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikeNolan)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-when-customizing-text/267046/8 "2023-06-03T17:34:50Z")
I’m trying to change the text in the sign-up or login page, maybe those are handled differently?
`Log in to your account
second line **THIRD LINE** `
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-when-customizing-text/267046/9 "2023-06-03T18:23:28Z")
I see. I thought you mean the login required page. Yeah it won’t work with the Login and signup modal.
However you can use here what Jay suggested
> [@pfaffman](#):
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> If you want line breaks you’ll need to do that with CSS
Like this:
Add this to a theme component CSS section.
```scss
p.login-subheader {
white-space: pre-line;
}
```
Result:
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-when-customizing-text/267046/10 "2023-06-03T18:38:37Z")
> [@Don](#):
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> you can use here what Jay suggested
Except Jay had no idea how to do it! Nice work.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-when-customizing-text/267046/11 "2023-06-03T18:54:18Z")
nicely done. i forgot about the white-space property.