Help talk:Formatting

Is it possible to "escape" a line break in the edit box? I'm working on a list of several references and it's much easier to edit when each &lt;ref&gt; starts on a new line, but obviously once the wiki compresses each into a tiny footnote link, there's no reason to put spaces between every single one. I know I could just delete all the line breaks once I'm done editing but that presents the same problem to any future editor who may need to modify the reference. Thanks. - jerodast (talk) 17:04, 1 February 2014 (UTC)