# Newline between YAML front matter and body

**URL:** https://discourse.notenik.app/t/newline-between-yaml-front-matter-and-body/703
**Category:** Annoyances
**Created:** [April 17, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/newline-between-yaml-front-matter-and-body/703 "2025-04-17T12:38:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![benwf](https://discourse.notenik.app/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@benwf](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/benwf)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/newline-between-yaml-front-matter-and-body/703/1 "2025-04-17T12:38:21Z")

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This is really just a small “annoyance”: Other editors usually add a newline between the front matter and the actual body text. VS Code even auto-formats this way on saving, and Hugo _prefers_ this.

I know it’s not technically a requirement, but it appears to be a common practice and might even prevent a few unnecessary Git commits when using different apps.

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### Author: ![hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/user_avatar/discourse.notenik.app/hbowie/32/6_2.png) [@hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/hbowie)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/newline-between-yaml-front-matter-and-body/703/2 "2025-04-17T21:47:08Z")

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Thanks for reporting this. Check out the [latest beta](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-16-7-3-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-17th-2025/705) and see if this helps.