why doesn't javascript print new row with \n?

Question

I have a problem with JS, whenever I write "\n" while in script tag, it doesn't print new row.I am new to Javascript so can someone explain to me what is the problem?

Here is the code from my excercise:

<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <script>
    var output;
    var number = window.prompt("Enter mobile no:  \n");
    if( number>10000000 && number<99999999){
     var ps = parseInt(number/1000000);
     var vs = parseInt((number/1000)%1000);
     var ts = number%1000;
     output = "0" + ps + "/" + vs + "-" + ts +" ";
      document.write("Mobile no. is : " + output + " "  + "\n");


   if( ps == 70 || ps == 71 || ps == 72 ){
      document.write("Mobile no. is T-Mobile " + "\n");
   }
   if( ps == 75 || ps == 76){
      document.write("Mobile no. is One " + "\n");
   }
   if( ps == 77 || ps == 78){
      document.write("Mobile no. is Vip " + "\n");
   }

    }
  </script>

</head>

<body>

//not important

</body>
</html>

Possible duplicate of [How do I create a new line in Javascript?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5758161/how-do-i-create-a-new-line-in-javascript) — JJJ, May 29 '18 at 19:31

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered May 29 '18 at 19:30

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You're outputting to the browser, so HTML is relevant, not plain text. Just replace the "\n" with "<br>".

answered May 29 '18 at 19:30

CSSBurner

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered May 29 '18 at 19:30

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You are writing HTML to the page. It does not recognize new lines. You need to use the "<br>" tag.

answered May 29 '18 at 19:30

Boric

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 26 '19 at 16:47

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If you are writing in a .html file use <br> tag like this:

document.write("<br>");

Otherwise, you can use "\n".

edited Jan 26 '19 at 16:47

juzraai

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answered Jan 26 '19 at 16:39

Salina Karki

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why doesn't javascript print new row with \n?

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