soft return

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soft return

noun soft returns

The type of newline that represents either a natural line break resulting from word wrap, or one specifically inserted inside a paragraph (not between paragraphs); sometimes represented visually with a bent-arrow character (↲). Near-synonyms: soft break, line break, carriage return, newline
Similar: soft break, line break, carriage return, newline

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@misc{soft_return_2026,
  title = {soft return},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/soft%20return},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}