How do I add a newline in a markdown table?

Question

I have the following cells in a markdown table:

something	something that's rather long and goes on for a very long time	something else

I'd like to be able to insert a break in the middle line, so the middle column isn't so wide. How can I do that in Markdown? Do I need to use HTML tables instead?

Answer 1

Use an HTML line break (<br>) to force a line break within a table cell:

| something | something that's rather long and <br>goes on for a very long time | something else |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|

Rendered:

something	something that's rather long and goes on for a very long time	something else