Cannot add single line breaks in Questions

Question

I can't seem to add a simple line break in the text of my question (this is on Blender S.E. but happens on other communities as well):

What I am trying to do is make a list where each sentence is on a different line, using the "RETURN" key or "RETURN" + `"SHIFT".

Although the text editor displays the lines the way I want them, the text preview doesn't take into account this line break. There's always one more line break in the editor than there is in the preview.

I am using a iMac with Mac OS X Yosemite and Safari 9.0.3, a French Apple AZERTY extended keyboard.

Answer 1

Why You don't use the list item included in the editor?

1. List item
2. List item
3. List item
4. List item

In Markdown, it looks like this:

 1. List item
 2. List item
 3. List item
 4. List item

It's important to include the period with a space after.

Also, you can add two spaces or a <br/> at the end of the line to include a break.

Check here: https://meta.stackexchange.com/editing-help#linebreaks

Answer 2

To get a line break without a blank line, type (space)(space)Enter (or <br>Enter).