how to insert new line in R shiny string

Question

In shiny, I have the following:

  output$sequenceText <- renderText({
    showSequence()
  })

showSequence <- reactive({
  selectedSeqs <- as.numer         


        

Answer 1

for anyone reading this, you might also want to use tags$br(), which you simply have to insert as argument after a piece of text. For example,

tags$div(
    "a piece of text", tags$br(),
    "this will start from the new line now", tags$br(),
    "and this as well",
    "but not this" )