From f4b80813a929565acbec2828c5f62bf7bd13ff4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Timothy Hull Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:28:40 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Revise footnote line break instructions Updated footnote syntax explanation for clarity. --- .../basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax.md b/content/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax.md index 3b131a3c533a..514b8dedfed1 100644 --- a/content/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax.md +++ b/content/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax.md @@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ Here is a simple footnote[^1]. A footnote can also have multiple lines[^2]. [^1]: My reference. -[^2]: To add line breaks within a footnote, prefix new lines with 2 spaces. - This is a second line. +[^2]: To add line breaks within a footnote, add 2 spaces to the end of a line. +This is a second line. ``` The footnote will render like this: