Multi-Line Strings (Backquotes)

In this lesson you will learn to write multi-line strings in Go with backquotes (raw string literals), so you can build readable messages. This is for anyone searching for "Go multi-line string how to use".

Wrapping text in backquotes gives you a raw string literal: a multi-line string that keeps its line breaks and treats escapes literally. It is handy for long passages and SQL statements.

The sample code combines fmt.Sprintf with a backquoted multi-line string to assemble a greeting with a variable embedded. Notice how the line breaks carry straight through into the string.

A common stumbling block for beginners is knowing when to use backquotes rather than ordinary double quotes. Inside a backquoted string an escape sequence is treated as an ordinary run of characters, which needs care.

In real-world development raw string literals are valuable for anything symbol-heavy, such as SQL statements and JSON templates.