soft return

noun

The type of newline that represents either a natural line break resulting from word wrap, or one specifically inserted inside a paragraph (not between paragraphs); sometimes represented visually with a bent-arrow character (↲).

“Near-synonyms: soft break, line break, carriage return, newline”

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soft breakline breakcarriage returnnewline
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Meanings

nounsoft return (plural soft returns)

plural soft returns

  1. computingThe type of newline that represents either a natural line break resulting from word wrap, or one specifically inserted inside a paragraph (not between paragraphs); sometimes represented visually with a bent-arrow character (↲).

    Near-synonyms: soft break, line break, carriage return, newline

    Synonyms: soft break, line break, carriage return, newline

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe type of newline that represents either a natural line break resulting from word wrap, or one specifically inserted inside a paragraph (not between paragraphs); sometimes represented visually with a bent-arrow character (↲).

Similar
soft breakline breakcarriage returnnewline
Also see
line breaksoft break

Translations

Finnish rivinvaihto
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German weicher Zeilenumbruch
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Polish miękki enter
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Cite this entry
APA

soft return. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20return

MLA

“soft return.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20return. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft return,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20return.

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