A sentence that insists on breaking …

  • Unknown's avatar
    akimel · Member ·

    After two decades using the classic editor, I am finally trying out the block editor. (Even old dinosaurs can learn new tricks, I guess.) Yesterday I posted an article on my blog, and this morning I noticed that in one paragraph, a sentence broke in the middle and continued on the next line (see first attached screenshot). To double-check, I opened up three different browsers to confirm the problem. I then opened up the block editor (both visual and html mode) to see if I could see what was causing this break, but nothing jumped out at me (see second attached photo). I then copied the paragraph and entered it in a cleaner app to removed any hidden formatting residue and pasted back in. No joy. The breaking problem remained. I was finally forced to delete the paragraph and retype it. That corrected the problem.

    I guess you’re wondering why, if I corrected the problem, I’m presenting it to you. Out of curiosity. I imagine other bloggers have experienced this problem. Does anyone know what causes it?

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

  • Unknown's avatar
    staartmees · Member ·

    simply delete the space or carriage return between the two words and add a simple space …

  • marielalmonte · Staff ·

    1. The “Soft Return” (Shift + Enter) In the Classic Editor, we often used Shift + Enter to create a line break without starting a new paragraph. In the Block Editor, if a “soft return” is accidentally inserted, it creates a <br> tag in the HTML. Sometimes, especially when copying and pasting from older drafts or external editors, these tags can become “invisible” in the visual editor but will still force the text to drop to the next line on the live site.

    2. CSS Container Constraints Sometimes, if a specific word is very long or if there was a hidden “non-breaking space” entity (&nbsp;) copied over, the browser tries to force the text to fit within the “column” of your theme. If it can’t find a natural place to break the line, it might snap the sentence in an awkward spot to prevent the text from bleeding off the edge of the screen.

    3. Hidden HTML Snippets Even though you used a “cleaner” app, occasionally snippets like <span style="display:block;"> can hitch a ride in the code. Retyping the paragraph manually—as you did—is the “gold standard” fix because it ensures you are starting with 100% fresh, clean HTML blocks.

    You did exactly the right thing by retyping it. If you ever see it happen again, you can toggle the Code Editor (via the three dots in the top right corner or Ctrl+Shift+Alt+M) to see if there are any stray <br> tags hiding in the text!

    Happy blogging with the new tools, and don’t hesitate to reach out if any other “tricks” give you trouble.

  • The topic ‘A sentence that insists on breaking …’ is closed to new replies.