How to output text with line breaks in a django template?

Question

I have text saved in a mysql record that looks like this.

This is the text

This is on a new line with a space in between

When I output it on the Django template, it comes out like this

This is the text This is on a new line with a space in between

Do I have to pre format this in the views or is there a django, templating syntax to achieve this? How can I output the text to reflect the way it appears in the database?

Answer 1

Use linebreaks or linebreaksbr filter:

{{ text|linebreaks }}

Or surround the text with <pre>...</pre> .

<pre>{{ text }}</pre>

Answer 2

Try to use <br/>

<br/> is an HTML code. Don't forget you are working with HTML using Django. Keeping this in mind will solve a lot of beginners trouble.