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Convert Spaces into Line Breaks in Text Layers

Replaces all spaces in a text layer with line breaks.

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text.sourceText.replace(/ /g, "\r");

Convert Spaces into Line Breaks in Text Layers

Practical use case

Helps format text dynamically, ensuring line breaks happen after every space - great for captions and paragraph formatting.

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