`MD012` - Multiple consecutive blank lines

Tags: blank_lines, whitespace

Aliases: no-multiple-blanks

Parameters:

Fixable: Some violations can be fixed by tooling

This rule is triggered when you have multiple consecutive blank lines in a document:

Some text here


Some more text here

To fix this, ensure that only one blank line is used:

Some text here

Some more text here

The maximum parameter can be used to configure the number of consecutive blank lines allowed in a document.

Note: this rule does not trigger on multiple consecutive blank lines inside code blocks.

Rationale

Except in a code block, blank lines serve no purpose and do not affect the rendering of content.