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How do I add a line break in my SMS message?

New line encoding differs a bit depending on the terminating carrier, but the following are the methods that we find work most consistently for the types of SMS messages you can send:

• For sending outbound SMS messages via the REST API, it is best to encode a new line as %0a. For example, you could send a message like the following:

  $ curl -X POST https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/SMS/Messages.json \
  -d "To=%2b14154445555" \
  -d "From=%2b14156667777" \
  -d "Body=Here+is+my+first+line%0aHere+is+my+second+line" \
  -u '{AccountSid}:{AuthToken}'
  

• In a TwiML reply the best way to insert a line break is to just use a new line. For example:

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <Response>
      <Sms>Here is my first line
  Here is my second line.</Sms>
  </Response>
  

These examples should deliver a message with “Here is my first line” on one line and “Here is my second line.”