# Multi-line text return from expression **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [August 9, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-line-text-return-from-expression/19175 "2018-08-09T14:46:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![esmarks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@esmarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/esmarks)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-line-text-return-from-expression/19175/1 "2018-08-09T14:46:40Z")
Hello Forum, Is it possible to return new line characters using an expression? I want to make multi-line labels and buttons using expressions. Is this something that can be done? ---
**Author:** ![ethomason](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ethomason/32/43338_2.png) [@ethomason](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ethomason)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-line-text-return-from-expression/19175/2 "2018-08-09T15:14:21Z")
Yes, you can do this by using HTML. ```auto "test
more test" ``` ---
**Author:** ![esmarks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@esmarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/esmarks)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-line-text-return-from-expression/19175/3 "2018-08-10T13:32:07Z")
Thank you for that. For some reason in this circumstance it show correctly in the designer but in the client it doesn’t display the same. Also the attribute has some kind of warning next to it. Is there a way to see why it is displayed? ---
**Author:** ![esmarks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@esmarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/esmarks)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-line-text-return-from-expression/19175/4 "2018-08-10T13:32:35Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/7/7849b33bc6a99d1df18bc4fea84dc78b16ed1592.PNG) ---
**Author:** ![ethomason](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ethomason/32/43338_2.png) [@ethomason](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ethomason)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-line-text-return-from-expression/19175/5 "2018-08-10T14:02:16Z")
Can you send the actual error as well as a screenshot of the client that shows it not being displayed the same? ---
**Author:** ![esmarks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@esmarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/esmarks)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-line-text-return-from-expression/19175/6 "2018-08-10T14:10:17Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/3/3c1a1b4115f01d679166ed01dc6303e6d47c520d.PNG) ---
**Author:** ![esmarks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@esmarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/esmarks)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-line-text-return-from-expression/19175/7 "2018-08-10T14:10:56Z")
Within the diagnostic logs I don’t see any errors. Is there another place to see errors? ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-line-text-return-from-expression/19175/8 "2018-08-10T14:24:41Z")
That warning is indicating that there’s a conflict with the binding on the component and the ‘style customizer’ - right click the component, and go to Customizers - Style Customizer: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/b/bd6d4dcd911010487caf5afb49ba44c0c696db6b.png) Then remove the ‘Text’ property from the ‘used properties’ list: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/3/3b65786c191fc467cf05d7acac9dc318f678f014.png) ---
**Author:** ![esmarks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@esmarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/esmarks)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-line-text-return-from-expression/19175/9 "2018-08-10T14:31:14Z")
Thank you, after doing that the linebreak worked. ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-line-text-return-from-expression/19175/10 "2018-10-10T14:59:27Z")
Split this topic on October 10, 2018, 2:59pm UTC 5 posts were split to a new topic: [Html expression question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/html-expression-question/20066)