diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/stateDiagram.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/stateDiagram.spec.js
index 0ab68713e..3e0bf1e1c 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/stateDiagram.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/stateDiagram.spec.js
@@ -121,6 +121,18 @@ describe('State diagram', () => {
       {}
     );
   });
+  it('should handle multiline notes with different line breaks', () => {
+    imgSnapshotTest(
+      `
+      stateDiagram
+      State1
+      note right of State1
+      Line1<br>Line2<br/>Line3<br />Line4<br	/>Line5
+      end note
+      `,
+      {}
+    );
+  });
 
   it('should render a states with descriptions including multi-line descriptions', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
diff --git a/dist/index.html b/dist/index.html
index 4acc24c4f..9f5df50d6 100644
--- a/dist/index.html
+++ b/dist/index.html
@@ -519,45 +519,46 @@ class Class10 {
       int id
       size()
     }
-      </div>
+  </div>
 
-      <div class="mermaid">
-        classDiagram
-        Class01~T~ <|-- AveryLongClass : Cool
-        &lt;&lt;interface&gt;&gt; Class01
-        Class03~T~ "0" *-- "0..n" Class04
-        Class05 "1" o-- "many" Class06
-        Class07~T~ .. Class08
-        Class09 "many" --> "1" C2  : Where am i?
-        Class09 "0" --* "1..n" C3
-        Class09 --|> Class07
-        Class07 : equals()
-        Class07 : Object[] elementData
-        Class01 : #size()
-        Class01 : -int chimp
-        Class01 : +int gorilla
-        Class08 <--> C2: Cool label
-        class Class10 {
-          &lt;&lt;service&gt;&gt;
-          int id
-          size()
-        }
-          </div>
+  <div class="mermaid">
+    classDiagram
+    Class01~T~ <|-- AveryLongClass : Cool
+    &lt;&lt;interface&gt;&gt; Class01
+    Class03~T~ "0" *-- "0..n" Class04
+    Class05 "1" o-- "many" Class06
+    Class07~T~ .. Class08
+    Class09 "many" --> "1" C2  : Where am i?
+    Class09 "0" --* "1..n" C3
+    Class09 --|> Class07
+    Class07 : equals()
+    Class07 : Object[] elementData
+    Class01 : #size()
+    Class01 : -int chimp
+    Class01 : +int gorilla
+    Class08 <--> C2: Cool label
+    class Class10 {
+      &lt;&lt;service&gt;&gt;
+      int id
+      size()
+    }
+  </div>
 
   <div class="mermaid">
     stateDiagram
       State1
-      </div>
+  </div>
 
-      <hr>
-      <div class="mermaid">
-        stateDiagram
-        [*] --> First
-        state First {
-            [*] --> second
-            second --> [*]
-        }
-          </div>
+  <hr>
+
+  <div class="mermaid">
+    stateDiagram
+    [*] --> First
+    state First {
+        [*] --> second
+        second --> [*]
+    }
+  </div>
   <div class="mermaid">
     stateDiagram
         State1: The state with a note
@@ -567,8 +568,14 @@ class Class10 {
         end note
         State1 --> State2
         note left of State2 : This is the note to the left.
-      </div>
-
+  </div>
+  <div class="mermaid">
+    stateDiagram
+    State1
+    note right of State1
+    Line1<br>Line2<br/>Line3<br />Line4<br	/>Line5
+    end note
+  </div>
 
   <script src="./mermaid.js"></script>
   <script>
diff --git a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.js b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.js
index 52031e5db..0d0e971e1 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export const addVertices = function(vert, g, svgId) {
     } else {
       const svgLabel = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'text');
 
-      const rows = vertexText.split(/<br[/]{0,1}>/);
+      const rows = vertexText.split(/<br\s*\/?>/gi);
 
       for (let j = 0; j < rows.length; j++) {
         const tspan = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'tspan');
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export const addEdges = function(edges, g) {
         edgeData.label = '<span class="edgeLabel">' + edge.text + '</span>';
       } else {
         edgeData.labelType = 'text';
-        edgeData.label = edge.text.replace(/<br\s*\/?>/g, '\n');
+        edgeData.label = edge.text.replace(/<br\s*\/?>/gi, '\n');
 
         if (typeof edge.style === 'undefined') {
           edgeData.style = edgeData.style || 'stroke: #333; stroke-width: 1.5px;fill:none';
diff --git a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.spec.js b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.spec.js
index de8a6a485..d691840ed 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.spec.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.spec.js
@@ -55,6 +55,43 @@ describe('the flowchart renderer', function() {
         expect(addedNodes[0][1]).toHaveProperty('ry', expectedRadios);
       });
     });
+
+    [
+      'Multi<br>Line',
+      'Multi<br/>Line',
+      'Multi<br />Line',
+      'Multi<br\t/>Line'
+    ].forEach(function(labelText) {
+      it('should handle multiline texts with different line breaks', function() {
+        const addedNodes = [];
+        const mockG = {
+          setNode: function(id, object) {
+            addedNodes.push([id, object]);
+          }
+        };
+        addVertices(
+          {
+            v1: {
+              type: 'rect',
+              id: 'my-node-id',
+              classes: [],
+              styles: [],
+              text: 'Multi<br>Line'
+            }
+          },
+          mockG,
+          'svg-id'
+        );
+        expect(addedNodes).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(addedNodes[0][0]).toEqual('my-node-id');
+        expect(addedNodes[0][1]).toHaveProperty('id', 'my-node-id');
+        expect(addedNodes[0][1]).toHaveProperty('labelType', 'svg');
+        expect(addedNodes[0][1].label).toBeDefined();
+        expect(addedNodes[0][1].label).toBeDefined(); // <text> node
+        expect(addedNodes[0][1].label.firstChild.innerHTML).toEqual('Multi'); // <tspan> node, line 1
+        expect(addedNodes[0][1].label.lastChild.innerHTML).toEqual('Line'); // <tspan> node, line 2
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   [
@@ -109,9 +146,11 @@ describe('the flowchart renderer', function() {
           { text: 'Multi<br>Line' },
           { text: 'Multi<br/>Line' },
           { text: 'Multi<br />Line' },
+          { text: 'Multi<br\t/>Line' },
           { style: ['stroke:DarkGray', 'stroke-width:2px'], text: 'Multi<br>Line' },
           { style: ['stroke:DarkGray', 'stroke-width:2px'], text: 'Multi<br/>Line' },
-          { style: ['stroke:DarkGray', 'stroke-width:2px'], text: 'Multi<br />Line' }
+          { style: ['stroke:DarkGray', 'stroke-width:2px'], text: 'Multi<br />Line' },
+          { style: ['stroke:DarkGray', 'stroke-width:2px'], text: 'Multi<br\t/>Line' }
         ],
         mockG,
         'svg-id'
diff --git a/src/diagrams/state/shapes.js b/src/diagrams/state/shapes.js
index f4711d493..d42228e41 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/state/shapes.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/state/shapes.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ const drawForkJoinState = (g, stateDef) => {
 
 export const drawText = function(elem, textData) {
   // Remove and ignore br:s
-  const nText = textData.text.replace(/<br\/?>/gi, ' ');
+  const nText = textData.text.replace(/<br\s*\/?>/gi, ' ');
 
   const textElem = elem.append('text');
   textElem.attr('x', textData.x);
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ const _drawLongText = (_text, x, y, g) => {
 
   let text = _text.replace(/\r\n/g, '<br/>');
   text = text.replace(/\n/g, '<br/>');
-  const lines = text.split(/<br\/?>/gi);
+  const lines = text.split(/<br\s*\/?>/gi);
 
   let tHeight = 1.25 * getConfig().state.noteMargin;
   for (const line of lines) {
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ export const drawState = function(elem, stateDef) {
 };
 
 const getRows = s => {
-  let str = s.replace(/<br\/?>/gi, '#br#');
+  let str = s.replace(/<br\s*\/?>/gi, '#br#');
   str = str.replace(/\\n/g, '#br#');
   return str.split('#br#');
 };
diff --git a/src/diagrams/state/stateDiagram.spec.js b/src/diagrams/state/stateDiagram.spec.js
index ee3152682..d609978ad 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/state/stateDiagram.spec.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/state/stateDiagram.spec.js
@@ -261,6 +261,16 @@ describe('state diagram, ', function() {
 
       parser.parse(str);
     });
+    it('should handle multiline notes with different line breaks', function() {
+      const str = `stateDiagram
+        State1
+        note right of State1
+          Line1<br>Line2<br/>Line3<br />Line4<br	/>Line5
+        end note
+      `;
+
+      parser.parse(str);
+    });
     it('should handle floating notes', function() {
       const str = `stateDiagram
         foo: bar
diff --git a/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer.js b/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer.js
index 4b152fe84..cec09a898 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const getLabelWidth = text => {
 /* TODO: REMOVE DUPLICATION, SEE SHAPES */
 const getRows = s => {
   if (!s) return 1;
-  let str = s.replace(/<br\/?>/gi, '#br#');
+  let str = s.replace(/<br\s*\/?>/gi, '#br#');
   str = str.replace(/\\n/g, '#br#');
   return str.split('#br#');
 };
diff --git a/src/mermaid.js b/src/mermaid.js
index 08bf9af19..0cf24e81f 100644
--- a/src/mermaid.js
+++ b/src/mermaid.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const init = function() {
     txt = he
       .decode(txt)
       .trim()
-      .replace(/<br>/gi, '<br/>');
+      .replace(/<br\s*\/?>/gi, '<br/>');
 
     mermaidAPI.render(
       id,
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 1e17366d1..de7718773 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ export const sanitize = (text, config) => {
     htmlLabels = false;
 
   if (config.securityLevel !== 'loose' && htmlLabels) { // eslint-disable-line
-    txt = txt.replace(/<br>/g, '#br#');
-    txt = txt.replace(/<br\S*?\/>/g, '#br#');
+    txt = txt.replace(/<br\s*\/?>/gi, '#br#');
     txt = txt.replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
     txt = txt.replace(/=/g, '&equals;');
     txt = txt.replace(/#br#/g, '<br/>');