How to insert manual line breaks inside LaTeX tables ?

Question

I know that if you define a width in a table's column, you can get automatic word-wrapping. However, I need to control where newlines should happen in a specific table cell.

Thus, how can I insert manual line breaks in a LaTeX table cell?

Answer 1

You could do it like this:

\documentclass{report}

\begin{document}

\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}
  \hline
  A & B \\ 
    & C \\ 
  \hline
  D & E \\
  \hline
\end{tabular}

\end{document}

which produces:

Answer 2

Usually, you use a column definition like p{3cm} instead of l, and then use \newline instead of \\ in the cell body.