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Linear

Insert a line break

ShiftEnter

Mac Web app Linear editor

Practice this

In Linear this is insert a line break. It applies here: linear editor.

Where it works: Linear editor

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Web app	`ShiftEnter`
Windows	Web app	`ShiftEnter`

Where this comes from

Editor - Linear Docs

Documentation checked on 2026-09-12. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Break a line inside a message Discord Shift + Enter
Insert a line break without a new paragraph LibreOffice Writer Shift + Enter
Insert a new line in the message Mattermost Shift + Enter
Block line break Notion Shift + Enter
New line Slack Shift + Enter
Break a line inside a message Microsoft Teams Shift + Enter

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