diff --git a/manim/mobject/svg/text_mobject.py b/manim/mobject/svg/text_mobject.py
index e367656808..9d6b7a2990 100644
--- a/manim/mobject/svg/text_mobject.py
+++ b/manim/mobject/svg/text_mobject.py
@@ -148,30 +148,29 @@ def __init__(self, *text, line_spacing=-1, alignment=None, **config):
 
         lines_str = "\n".join(list(text))
         self.lines_text = Text(lines_str, line_spacing=line_spacing, **config)
-        lines_str_list = lines_str.split("\n")
+        lines_str_list = lines_str.splitlines(keepends=True)
         self.chars = self.gen_chars(lines_str_list)
 
         chars_lines_text_list = self.get_group_class()()
         char_index_counter = 0
-        for line_index in range(lines_str_list.__len__()):
+        for line_index in range(len(lines_str_list)):
             chars_lines_text_list.add(
                 self.lines_text[
                     char_index_counter : char_index_counter
-                    + lines_str_list[line_index].__len__()
-                    + 1
+                    + len(Text(lines_str_list[line_index]))
                 ],
             )
-            char_index_counter += lines_str_list[line_index].__len__() + 1
+            char_index_counter += len(Text(lines_str_list[line_index]))
         self.lines = []
         self.lines.append([])
-        for line_no in range(chars_lines_text_list.__len__()):
+        for line_no in range(len(chars_lines_text_list)):
             self.lines[0].append(chars_lines_text_list[line_no])
         self.lines_initial_positions = []
-        for line_no in range(self.lines[0].__len__()):
+        for line_no in range(len(self.lines[0])):
             self.lines_initial_positions.append(self.lines[0][line_no].get_center())
         self.lines.append([])
         self.lines[1].extend(
-            [self.alignment for _ in range(chars_lines_text_list.__len__())],
+            [self.alignment for _ in range(len(chars_lines_text_list))],
         )
         self.add(*self.lines[0])
         self.move_to(np.array([0, 0, 0]))
@@ -193,16 +192,15 @@ def gen_chars(self, lines_str_list):
         """
         char_index_counter = 0
         chars = self.get_group_class()()
-        for line_no in range(lines_str_list.__len__()):
+        for line_no in range(len(lines_str_list)):
             chars.add(self.get_group_class()())
             chars[line_no].add(
                 *self.lines_text.chars[
                     char_index_counter : char_index_counter
-                    + lines_str_list[line_no].__len__()
-                    + 1
+                    + len(Text(lines_str_list[line_no]))
                 ]
             )
-            char_index_counter += lines_str_list[line_no].__len__() + 1
+            char_index_counter += len(Text(lines_str_list[line_no]))
         return chars
 
     def set_all_lines_alignments(self, alignment):
@@ -213,7 +211,7 @@ def set_all_lines_alignments(self, alignment):
         alignment : :class:`str`
             Defines the alignment of paragraph. Possible values are "left", "right", "center".
         """
-        for line_no in range(0, self.lines[0].__len__()):
+        for line_no in range(0, len(self.lines[0])):
             self.change_alignment_for_a_line(alignment, line_no)
         return self
 
@@ -232,8 +230,8 @@ def set_line_alignment(self, alignment, line_no):
 
     def set_all_lines_to_initial_positions(self):
         """Set all lines to their initial positions."""
-        self.lines[1] = [None for _ in range(self.lines[0].__len__())]
-        for line_no in range(0, self.lines[0].__len__()):
+        self.lines[1] = [None for _ in range(len(self.lines[0]))]
+        for line_no in range(0, len(self.lines[0])):
             self[line_no].move_to(
                 self.get_center() + self.lines_initial_positions[line_no],
             )
@@ -555,7 +553,7 @@ def font_size(self, font_val):
     def gen_chars(self):
         chars = self.get_group_class()()
         submobjects_char_index = 0
-        for char_index in range(self.text.__len__()):
+        for char_index in range(len(self.text)):
             if self.text[char_index] in (" ", "\t", "\n"):
                 space = Dot(radius=0, fill_opacity=0, stroke_opacity=0)
                 if char_index == 0: