# Line breaks in code blocks don't work without a linebreak above

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/line-breaks-in-code-blocks-dont-work-without-a-linebreak-above/31555>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [30 Luglio 2015, 8:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/line-breaks-in-code-blocks-dont-work-without-a-linebreak-above/31555 "2015-07-30T08:28:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [30 Luglio 2015, 10:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/line-breaks-in-code-blocks-dont-work-without-a-linebreak-above/31555/3 "2015-07-30T10:02:11Z")

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Has already been reported. You need a blank line above or that will happen.

You also really ought to use 4 space indent rather than fenced code blocks when you don’t need syntax highlighting.

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