# Can't create new line or use HTML in Detection email action

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-new-line-or-use-html-in-detection-email-action/298315>\
**Category:** Elastic Security\
**Created:** [February 25, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-new-line-or-use-html-in-detection-email-action/298315 "2022-02-25T21:51:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![kossde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f19dbf/32.png) [@kossde](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kossde)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-new-line-or-use-html-in-detection-email-action/298315/1 "2022-02-25T21:51:26Z")

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I am trying to create a new email action for an alert but when it runs, everything appears on the same line. It doesn't appear to allow me to send HTML at all, so I can't use that to create a new line. I have tried /n but that doesn't do anything.

Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-new-line-or-use-html-in-detection-email-action/298315/2 "2022-03-25T21:51:38Z")

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