# declaration-block-semicolon-newline-before Require a newline or disallow whitespace before the semicolons of declaration blocks. ```css a { color: pink ; top: 0; } ↑ /** ↑ * The newline before this semicolon */ ``` This rule ignores semicolons that are preceded by Less mixins. ## Options `string`: `"always"|"always-multi-line"|"never-multi-line"` ### `"always"` There _must always_ be a newline before the semicolons. The following patterns are considered violations: ```css a { color: pink; } ``` ```css a { color: pink; top: 0; } ``` The following patterns are _not_ considered violations: ```css a { color: pink ; } ``` ```css a { color: pink ; top: 0; } ``` ### `"always-multi-line"` There _must always_ be a newline before the semicolons in multi-line rules. The following patterns are considered violations: ```css a { color: pink; top: 0; } ``` The following patterns are _not_ considered violations: ```css a { color: pink; } ``` ```css a { color: pink; top: 0; } ``` ```css a { color: pink ; top: 0; } ``` ### `"never-multi-line"` There _must never_ be whitespace before the semicolons in multi-line rules. The following patterns are considered violations: ```css a { color: pink ; top: 0; } ``` The following patterns are _not_ considered violations: ```css a { color: pink; } ``` ```css a { color: pink; top: 0; } ``` ```css a { color: pink; top: 0; } ```