Jira Data Center {quote} blocks collapsing spacing

[IT IT]

Hi everyone,

I’m using Jira Data Center (v11.3.5) with the Wiki markup renderer and I’m running into an issue with {quote} blocks.

When I place multiple {quote} blocks consecutively, any blank lines (newlines) between them are ignored and the blocks appear to be merged or rendered without the expected spacing.

 

{quote}

First block

{quote}

 

{quote}

Second block

{quote}

What I’ve tried

• Adding empty lines (Enter) → ignored
• Adding spaces on blank lines → ignored
• Using {noformat} → works but introduces an unwanted box
• Using non-breaking spaces → inconsistent behavior

Questions

• Is this expected behavior of the Jira Data Center Wiki renderer?
• Are there any clean ways to preserve spacing between consecutive {quote} blocks without adding visible separators (like ----)?
• Is this a known limitation or bug in the renderer?

Any guidance or recommended patterns would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks 🙏

[Radwan Almsora]

Collapse behavior between consecutive {quote} blocks is a known parsing limitation of the legacy Jira Wiki renderer. It strips out empty lines to merge content visually. To force spacing without resorting to visible separators or {noformat} boxes, use the non-breaking space escape character followed by a hard line break: \\.