diff --git a/docs/syntax/classDiagram.md b/docs/syntax/classDiagram.md
index 2067cc97c..ffef1e5c3 100644
--- a/docs/syntax/classDiagram.md
+++ b/docs/syntax/classDiagram.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ title: Animal example
 classDiagram
     note "From Duck till Zebra"
     Animal <|-- Duck
-    note for Duck "can fly\ncan swim\ncan dive\ncan help in debugging"
+    note for Duck "can fly<br>can swim<br>can dive<br>can help in debugging"
     Animal <|-- Fish
     Animal <|-- Zebra
     Animal : +int age
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ title: Animal example
 classDiagram
     note "From Duck till Zebra"
     Animal <|-- Duck
-    note for Duck "can fly\ncan swim\ncan dive\ncan help in debugging"
+    note for Duck "can fly<br>can swim<br>can dive<br>can help in debugging"
     Animal <|-- Fish
     Animal <|-- Zebra
     Animal : +int age
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/classDiagram.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/classDiagram.md
index 7ef81b96f..ed69bd223 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/classDiagram.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/classDiagram.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ title: Animal example
 classDiagram
     note "From Duck till Zebra"
     Animal <|-- Duck
-    note for Duck "can fly\ncan swim\ncan dive\ncan help in debugging"
+    note for Duck "can fly<br>can swim<br>can dive<br>can help in debugging"
     Animal <|-- Fish
     Animal <|-- Zebra
     Animal : +int age