diff --git a/shared/editor/nodes/HardBreak.ts b/shared/editor/nodes/HardBreak.ts
index 4e27c825e..46d04de9d 100644
--- a/shared/editor/nodes/HardBreak.ts
+++ b/shared/editor/nodes/HardBreak.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default class HardBreak extends Node {
   }
 
   toMarkdown(state: MarkdownSerializerState) {
-    state.write(" \\n ");
+    state.write("\\n");
   }
 
   parseMarkdown() {