Java – Add new line in String

Different operating system has a different new line or line separator string:

• UNIX, Linux or Mac OSX = \n
• Windows = \r\n

NewLineExample.java

package com.favtuts.string;

public class NewLineExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String original = "Hello World Java";

        System.out.println(original);

		// add new line
        String originalNewLine = "Hello\nWorld\nJava";

        System.out.println(originalNewLine);
    }
    
}

Output

Hello World Java

Hello
World
Java

We can also use the Java 1.7 System.lineSeparator to return the system-dependent new line:

NewLineExample2.java

package com.favtuts.string;

public class NewLineExample2 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String original = "Hello World Java";

        System.out.println(original);

        String originalNewLine = "Hello"
                + System.lineSeparator() + "World"
                + System.lineSeparator() + "Java";

        System.out.println(originalNewLine);
    }

}

Download Source Code

$ git clone https://github.com/favtuts/java-core-tutorials-examples

$ cd java-string

References

• System.lineSeparator
• Wikipedia – Newline