# Tooltip with Multiple Lines Needed

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tooltip-with-multiple-lines-needed/60712>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [June 13, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tooltip-with-multiple-lines-needed/60712 "2022-06-13T19:03:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tooltip-with-multiple-lines-needed/60712/2 "2022-06-13T19:11:35Z")

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Set the style of the tooltip element to `whiteSpace: pre` and use literal newlines (`\n`):  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/6/363a8bfdd4e1b30c8cc9add463900e79f25776d2.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/d/7d2466255209ba620567045e92053160848107c5.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/1/71c256c7ceb7482bfa4b9d0c812db05392c2778b.png)

The sample you saw using `<html>` and `<br>` was probably for Vision tooltips, not Perspective.

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