New line "\ n" in yaml file

Question

I would like to do it

test: > This is a long string \n\n\n with new lines 

But it prints "\ n" instead of creating new lines.

I know it is possible to do

 test: "This is a long string \n\n\n with new lines" 

But I would prefer not to add quotes everywhere, if possible. Thanks for the help!

EDIT: I would prefer not to use blank lines. In other words, I would like to use \ n to display blank lines to make my yml file more readable.

Answer 1

try it

 test: |+ This is a long string with new lines 

| after the key helps at the beginning of multi-line text with indentation and supports indentation for a long line.

Answer 2

You can do it:

 test: >+ This is a long string with new lines