soft returns

A form of soft return — 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 (↲).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of soft return
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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