# Match a keyword field containing a newline character
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/match-a-keyword-field-containing-a-newline-character/219867
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [February 18, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/match-a-keyword-field-containing-a-newline-character/219867 "2020-02-18T21:32:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@kamiunsu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kamiunsu)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/match-a-keyword-field-containing-a-newline-character/219867/1 "2020-02-18T21:32:12Z")
I'm able to sort on a nested field using the following params:
```auto
"sort": [
{
"scores.value": {
"mode": "sum",
"order": "desc",
"nested": {
"path": "scores",
"filter": {
"term": {
"scores.name": "size"
}
}
}
}
}
]
```
But when a newline character is present in the string, matching fails. How can I escape or otherwise use this character to search in a keyword field? I have verified that the value is present in the documents.
```auto
"sort": [
{
"scores.value": {
"mode": "sum",
"order": "desc",
"nested": {
"path": "scores",
"filter": {
"term": {
"scores.name": "any string with \n character"
}
}
}
}
}
]
```
Edit: Have also tried to match with regex, but can't seem to get a match to happen. Example: `(beginning of string)(.|\n)*(end of string)`. If it matters, I have other characters (e.g. `[`, `(`) that have to be escaped in these strings as well.
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### Author:  [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2020, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/match-a-keyword-field-containing-a-newline-character/219867/2 "2020-02-20T08:31:01Z")
How is this field analyzed that you are trying to execute this one? Also can you maybe provide some more context what you are trying to achieve? I am not sure that this is the most efficient solution - but I am happy to be proven wrong based on your use-case 🙂
Also a **minimal but reproducible** example, that includes index creation, mapping two sampel documents might be extremely helpful here in order for others to understand this use-case better.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2020, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/match-a-keyword-field-containing-a-newline-character/219867/3 "2020-03-19T08:31:08Z")
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