line break in Label

Grey · Nov 19, 2004

how to set the line break character in the Text properties of Label??

Peter Jausovec · Nov 19, 2004

Hi,

Use label1.Text = "First line" + Environment.NewLine + "Second line";

Dino L. · Nov 19, 2004

Peter said:
Hi,

Use label1.Text = "First line" + Environment.NewLine + "Second line";

or

label1.Text = "First line\nSecond line";

Jon Skeet [C# MVP] · Nov 19, 2004

Dino L. said:
or

label1.Text = "First line\nSecond line";

No, that won't work - you need \r\n, not just \n.

James Curran · Nov 19, 2004

Unless this is for ASP.NET, inwhich case I believe we'll want

label1.Text = "First line<BR>Second line";

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