How to insert a <CR> (Carriage Return) in a Javascript String?

Question

I need to insert a Carriage Return in a String. As far as I know the \r should do it but here is the problem:

I wrote this in the browser console: 1\r2 then I get: 12 in return. Now I copy/paste it on Notepad++ https://i.sstatic.net/P3AQO.jpg

There is a CR and a LF there. How I can add just a CR?

Note that you can replace the LF(\n) in notepad, save the file and the LFs are gone.

i make a CSV file and send it via Email, the line delimiters must be <CR> only. — LaPregunta
– LaPregunta, Commented Oct 10, 2017 at 18:44
Do you know you can change the line delimiter to CR only in notepad++? Menu Edit - EOL Conversion - Old Mac Format. — trincot
– trincot, Commented Oct 10, 2017 at 18:51
Yes, but that does not modify the file, just the way that you look at it in notepad++ — LaPregunta
– LaPregunta, Commented Oct 10, 2017 at 19:11

Dez · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-10 18:35:09Z

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In ES6 with string templates you just introduce the carriage return as written text. Also you can use \n to mark carriage return in quoted strings.

const str = `l
e`;

console.log(str);

const str2 = 'l\ne';

console.log(str2);

answered Oct 10, 2017 at 18:35

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Alexander Bolte · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-20 21:20:01Z

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Usually, carriage returns often go like this...

\n

and you can use more than one to go down multiple lines.

It's the equivalent of pressing the enter/return key after you type one line and you want to move to the next one.

For example,

var astring = "This is a \n test";

print(astring);

You would get:

This is a
test

Hope it answers your question,

Alexander B.

answered Aug 20, 2021 at 21:20

Alexander Bolte

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