Plain string

yaml

message: Hello world

Explanation

Plain scalars are concise, but they can be misread when values look like booleans, dates, or special tokens.

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Keep backslashes literal and avoid interpolation-like behavior.

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Use escapes like newline and tab in YAML strings.

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Preserve line breaks exactly with `|`.

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Wrap multi-line text into a single logical paragraph with `>`.

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Avoid implicit booleans by quoting risky strings.

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Prevent timestamps and date-like tokens from being auto-typed.

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