# Space in html output in pluto notebook

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/space-in-html-output-in-pluto-notebook/82338>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** pluto, pluto-markdown\
**Created:** [June 6, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/space-in-html-output-in-pluto-notebook/82338 "2022-06-06T18:46:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![TheLateKronos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/thelatekronos/32/12824_2.png) [@TheLateKronos](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TheLateKronos)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/space-in-html-output-in-pluto-notebook/82338/1 "2022-06-06T18:46:44Z")

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I am able to create whitespace when using the string macro for markdown. However, `Markdown.parse` acts differently, and does not include the whitespace.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/9/0/901d89a8e0c4dab271d94b3d9d37f1930d2265d0.png)

But I have to use `Markdown.parse` to assemble strings to a table, as the string macro wants actual newlines instead of `\n`:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/8/c/8c547aecff665177efde9ce2faeb34a5b203a8fb.png)

Is there a way to have the space when calling `Markdown.parse`? Or alternatively, constructing tables with `\n` instead of actual newlines with the markdown macro?

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**Author:** ![Kirby\_Zhang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kirby_zhang/32/36204_2.png) [@Kirby\_Zhang](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Kirby_Zhang)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/space-in-html-output-in-pluto-notebook/82338/2 "2024-08-07T17:42:10Z")

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I’m having the same issue. What is the intended use of `@md_str` vs `Markdown.parse`? What is their relationship to docstrings? I hope the different formats and their intended use will be formalized and documented.