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How do you add a new line or line break in iMessage from an iPhone

I understand that a alt/option return will create a line break or new line from a PC or iPad for iMessage, but this is not possible to do from an iPhone with a more limited key board.


How do you create line breaks or a new line from an iPhone iMessage.


Thanks


Han

iPhone, iOS 4

Posted on Mar 4, 2014 9:28 AM

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Posted on Sep 20, 2017 9:46 AM

Unfortunately, hitting the 'return' key sends the message! 😮

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Mar 17, 2014 1:10 AM in response to hansolo415

The problem is that if you are posting on facebook and want to put a line break into your posting, pressing <return> publishes the post. I need a <newline> character (ASCII code 10) rather than <return> (ASCII code 13).


Other keys can generate accented variants (e.g. È é ê) by holding them down for a short period and sliding to the desired character. Maybe iOS designers should add this facility? It would certainly help me! How can we ask for this to be included?

How do you add a new line or line break in iMessage from an iPhone

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