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# [How to keep line breaks in user input without unescaping it in Laravel](https://stefrouschop.nl/how-to-keep-line-breaks-in-user-input-without-unescaping-it-in-laravel?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The problem I recently got a question from a client about disappearing line breaks. It was a valid question since the text came from a textarea input that was echoed out on a page. The type of content was really simple and had no need for markup, so ...

May 28, 2022 · 3 min read · stefrouschop.nl  
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[Stef Rouschop](https://hashnode.com/@stefrouschop)

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[Mark Snape](https://hashnode.com/@Snapey)

[Jun 3, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-keep-line-breaks-in-user-input-without-unescaping-it-in-laravel/6291f5b70989e6b52feaf0f1/comment/629a929d70302328c80b63bb)

I try to use CSS, but failing that, my preferred pattern is

```
{!! nl2br(e($description)) !!}
```

the e() function escapes the content, then you convert the newlines and finally, safely echo the raw content

[Said Bakr](https://hashnode.com/@saidbakr)

[May 28, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-keep-line-breaks-in-user-input-without-unescaping-it-in-laravel/6291f5b70989e6b52feaf0f1/comment/62925672d97f80b5091d9b35)

The blade component implementation is new for me. I have used to Blade Service Provider in Laravel 5.4. What is the version of Laravel that started such theses components?

[Stef Rouschop](https://hashnode.com/@stefrouschop)

[May 28, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-keep-line-breaks-in-user-input-without-unescaping-it-in-laravel/6291f5b70989e6b52feaf0f1/comment/62925672d97f80b5091d9b35#reply-6292597b0989e6b52feafdbd)

I’m not sure, but I think they were introduced in Laravel 7.