Java – Add new line in String

By mkyong | Updated: May 6, 2019

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Tags: java java 7 new line string

Different operating system has a different new line or line separator string:

• UNIX, Linux or Mac OSX = \n
• Windows = \r\n

package com.mkyong;

public class NewLineExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String original = "Hello World Java";

        System.out.println(original);

		// add new line
        String originalNewLine = "Hello\nWorld\nJava";

        System.out.println(originalNewLine);
    }

}

Output

Hello World Java

Hello
World
Java

We can also use the Java 1.7 System.lineSeparator to return the system-dependent new line:

package com.mkyong;

public class NewLineExample2 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String original = "Hello World Java";

        System.out.println(original);

        String originalNewLine = "Hello"
                + System.lineSeparator() + "World"
                + System.lineSeparator() + "Java";

        System.out.println(originalNewLine);
    }

}

References

• System.lineSeparator
• Java – How to Split String by New Line
• Wikipedia – Newline