Inserting Vertical Space in Pandoc Markdown

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Is it possible to insert a extra vertical space using Pandoc flavored Markdown? Something that would show up as a blank line in a Word document or a <br> in HTML or \vspace in LaTeX. Or anything equivalent?

My problem is that I don't want a title for my reference list, but this puts my references too close to the preceding paragraph in both Word and in LaTeX.

score 56 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 25 '17 at 09:21

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One way to do it is to insert a paragraph containing just a nonbreaking space.

You can use either of these forms in pandoc:

\_ (where "_" signifies a space)

&nbsp;

edited Aug 25 '17 at 09:21

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answered Jan 12 '14 at 17:19

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@YannickWurm Make sure the backslash is followed by a space. ( \ ) – halloleo Jun 19 '15 at 03:56
How can I achieve this with eclipse (do not know the plugin, but there is a preview tab) or retext? – Timo May 30 '18 at 10:20
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I am using markdown to make a revealjs slideshow in HTML and only the ` ` solution worked for me. – Thorkil Værge Mar 11 '20 at 15:07

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 22 '15 at 02:29

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For pdf, do the following (replace the s with space): \s\s

answered Feb 22 '15 at 02:29

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Inserting Vertical Space in Pandoc Markdown

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