A regular expression search and replace on a variable. Use the preg_replace() syntax from the PHP manual. Parameter Position Type Required Default Description 1 string Yes n/a This is the regular expression to be replaced. 2 string Yes n/a This is the string of text to replace with. assign('articleTitle', "Infertility unlikely to\nbe passed on, experts say."); ?> ]]> Where template is: Will output: See also replace and escape.