Post Replacement Substitutions

The line break character, +, is replaced when the post_replacements substitution step runs.

Default post replacements substitution

Table 1 lists the specific blocks and inline elements the post replacements substitution step applies to automatically.

Table 1. Blocks and inline elements subject to the post replacements substitution
Blocks and elements	Substitution step applied by default
Attribute entry values	No
Comments	No
Examples	Yes
Headers	No
Literal, listings, and source	No
Macros	Yes (except passthrough macros)
Open	Yes
Paragraphs	Yes
Passthrough blocks	No
Quotes and verses	Yes
Sidebars	Yes
Tables	Varies
Titles	Yes

post_replacements substitution value

The post replacements substitution step can be modified on blocks and inline elements. For blocks, the step’s name, post_replacements, can be assigned to the subs attribute. For inline elements, the built-in values p or post_replacements can be applied to inline text to add the post replacements substitution step.