---
title: "Feature: #89650 - Allow line breaks in TCA descriptions"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-89650"
source: "Changelog/10.3/Feature-89650-AllowLineBreaksInTCADescriptions.rst"
typo3-version: "10.3"
typo3-major: 10
type: "feature"
issue: 89650
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/89650"
tags: ["Backend", "ext:backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T18:31:11+00:00"
---

# Feature: #89650 - Allow line breaks in TCA descriptions {#feature-89650}

See [forge#89650](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/89650)

## Description {#description}

TCA description texts are passed through `nl2br()` to allow line breaks which make longer description texts easier to read.

## Impact {#impact}

To make use of this feature simply format your description text with new lines. Those will be converted to `<br>` tags when creating the output.
Installations that make use of TCA descriptions heavily might want to double check the formatting of those texts to avoid unwanted new lines.