# Soft return in a list's Details field **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [August 13, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/soft-return-in-a-lists-details-field/64981 "2023-08-13T22:22:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chassy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/chassy/32/61204_2.png) [@Chassy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Chassy)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/soft-return-in-a-lists-details-field/64981/1 "2023-08-13T22:22:19Z")
Is there a way to include a soft return (as in a `
`) in the Details field of a list? I’m able to use Shift-Return to add one to a text data column, and this appears correctly in the Details view. However, when that text is displayed as the Details field in a list, the soft return is stripped out. (For that matter, the soft return is also stripped out for the tile, calendar, checklist, and card views.) I’ve also tried including a literal `
`, `\r`, and `\n` in the text, following HTML and regex conventions. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/soft-return-in-a-lists-details-field/64981/2 "2023-08-14T00:21:03Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/9/2/9271dcd7d108ed71661ebd8b1d67b3d83dca5715.png) Do you mean something like this? A “Cmd + return” works for me on MacOS. ---
**Author:** ![Chassy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/chassy/32/61204_2.png) [@Chassy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Chassy)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/soft-return-in-a-lists-details-field/64981/3 "2023-08-14T00:38:00Z")
I can add the soft return to the cell in a Glide table (Shift-return is what is working on my Mac), but it gets stripped out when that text is shown in a list view. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/soft-return-in-a-lists-details-field/64981/4 "2023-08-14T00:41:04Z")
But is the expected outcome like what I show in the screenshot above? ---
**Author:** ![Chassy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/chassy/32/61204_2.png) [@Chassy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Chassy)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/soft-return-in-a-lists-details-field/64981/5 "2023-08-14T03:26:50Z")
Thanks @ThinhDinh! Here’s what I’m getting. The soft return in the data column and text field on a details page works just fine. But when it appears in a list view, the soft return gets stripped out. ![Screenshot 3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/9/0/90b52c0c0d8ee8fd8ee6a644e2d68d6a51d0b780.png) My goal is to create a richer view of a schedule for a small conference, compared to the standard calendar view Glide offers. I can work in the time & location as a caption, but that’s too hard to see. Or I can use the time & location as the detail, and description as the caption, but the latter seems to be cut off at one line. This is turning into a rabbithole for me, so at some point soon, I’m going to write off this effort to a learning experience. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/soft-return-in-a-lists-details-field/64981/6 "2023-08-14T04:14:10Z")
You may want to explore Custom Collections, which let you layout the collection item design however you want. ---
**Author:** ![Chassy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/chassy/32/61204_2.png) [@Chassy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Chassy)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/soft-return-in-a-lists-details-field/64981/7 "2023-08-14T14:06:37Z")
Aha! I’ve been experimenting in a app built in classic. In think this is just what I need!!! ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/soft-return-in-a-lists-details-field/64981/8 "2023-08-15T01:06:50Z")
Classic Apps will be sunset in near future. Please be careful building products with it. ---
**Author:** ![Chassy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/chassy/32/61204_2.png) [@Chassy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Chassy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/soft-return-in-a-lists-details-field/64981/9 "2023-08-15T01:33:45Z")
Thanks for the heads up!