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hard return

noun hard returns

The type of newline that represents the semantic concept of a paragraph break (as opposed to the type that represents merely a line break in word wrap); sometimes represented visually with the pilcrow character (¶).

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中文	硬回車 /硬回车
Deutsch	harter Zeilenumbruch

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"hard return." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hard%20return. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{hard_return_2026,
  title = {hard return},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hard%20return},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}