# Should new lines start new paragraphs?

**URL:** <https://talk.commonmark.org/t/should-new-lines-start-new-paragraphs/852>\
**Category:** Spec\
**Created:** [October 28, 2014, 11:39am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/should-new-lines-start-new-paragraphs/852 "2014-10-28T11:39:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![chrisalley](https://talk.commonmark.org/user_avatar/talk.commonmark.org/chrisalley/32/906_2.png) [@chrisalley](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/chrisalley)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 10:43am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/should-new-lines-start-new-paragraphs/852/6 "2014-11-01T10:43:30Z")

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That line block syntax [was suggested in the Spoiler topic](http://talk.commonmark.org/t/what-could-a-spoiler-tag-extension-look-like/767/49). For paragraphs there is no need to use line blocks though; just use a double new line (although a line block could contain a mix of new paragraphs and line breaks).

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