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title: "How to add a line break in a custom field"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SUPPORT/89137123/How%20to%20add%20a%20line%20break%20in%20a%20custom%20field"
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This article explains how to add line breaks in a custom field in the *Create on Transition* app.
## Instructions
Perform the following:
1. Login as a Jira Administrator and click > Macro (inline-media-image)
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2. If a custom field already exists, skip to step 10. If not, click **Add custom field** in the top-right corner.
3. Select Field Type as *Text Field (multi-line)*,* *and click **Next**.
4. Enter *Name* and *Description* (optional) in the respective fields, and click **Create**.
5. The *Screens *section is shown. Select the required workflow screen(s), and click **Update**.
6. In the *Workflows* tab, click the *Edit *link to the required workflow.
7. Select the transition for which you want to add or edit post function. Select the *Post Functions *option.
8. Click *Add post function*.
9. Navigate to the *Custom Fields* option and click **Add Custom Fields**.
10. Select the custom field name and enter the value. Use the '\n' (new line character) for a line break.
> Macro (inline-media-image)
11. Click **Add** to add the post function.
12. **P****ublish **the workflow.
13. Run the transition to see the values of the custom field.
Before adding the escape character:
After applying line break:
> ℹ️ It is recommended to test this function in a non-production environment before deploying it.