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How can I add a newline in the text of a label in WPF such as the following?
<Label>Lorem ipsum</Label> 
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XAML attributes of type String may contain any special characters, as long as those are referenced as hex-codes. For example, a simple line break ( \n ) would be represented as 
 , for \r\n you'd use 
 and so on.
Adding Line Breaks Sometimes you will want to insert a line break within a TextBlock. You can do this with a LineBreak inline, added as an XAML element within the text. A new line will be started at the position of this element.
Advertisements. The Label class provides both functional and visual support for access keys (also known as mnemonics). It is frequently used to enable quick keyboard access to controls.
The <Label> element in XAML represents a Label control. This article shows how to use a Label control in WPF using XAML and C#. A XAML Label element represents a Label control.
<Label><TextBlock>Lorem<LineBreak/>ipsum</TextBlock></Label> You need to use TextBlock because TextBlock accepts as children a collection of Inline objects. So you are giving the TextBlock element three Inline items: Run Text="Lorem", LineBreak, and Run Text="ipsum".
You can't do the following:
<Label>Lorem<LineBreak/>ipsum</Label>` because a label accepts one content child element.
Also, not sure exactly what your use case is but notice I placed a TextBlock inside your Label element. Is it repetitive? Not really, depending on your need. Here's a good article on the differences between the two elements: Difference between Label and TextBlock
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in WPF you can use the value " " or "
"
For example:
<Label Content="Lorem ipsum" /> ("10" is the ASCII number for newline)
or
<Label Content="Lorem
ipsum" /> ("A" is the ASCII number for newline in hex)
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