# Problem in Anki + LaTeX when newline + cloze

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/problem-in-anki-latex-when-newline-cloze/970>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [July 13, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/problem-in-anki-latex-when-newline-cloze/970 "2020-07-13T13:10:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tistou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Tistou](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Tistou)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/problem-in-anki-latex-when-newline-cloze/970/1 "2020-07-13T13:10:55Z")

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Hello, there is a problem in Anki when typing : [latex] text1 \\ {{c1:text2}} [/latex] . Error message : “! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted)”. A way to fix it is by writing ‘\newline’ instead of ‘\\’.

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/problem-in-anki-latex-when-newline-cloze/970/2 "2020-07-13T23:14:46Z")

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`\\ [...]`

is not valid LaTeX, but MathJax appears to accept it, so you could use that instead.

 ![Screen Shot 2020-07-14 at 9.13.51 am](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/78fe764f21a2d083b2519db2fc3c5ae86cf0c2af.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/problem-in-anki-latex-when-newline-cloze/970/3 "2023-05-01T05:40:50Z")

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