# selector-list-comma-newline-before Require a newline or disallow whitespace before the commas of selector lists. ```css a , b { color: pink; } /** ↑ * The newline before this comma */ ``` The [`fix` option](../../../docs/user-guide/usage/options.md#fix) can automatically fix all of the problems reported by this rule. ## Options `string`: `"always"|"always-multi-line"|"never-multi-line"` ### `"always"` There _must always_ be a newline before the commas. The following patterns are considered violations: ```css a, b { color: pink; } ``` ```css a, b { color: pink; } ``` The following patterns are _not_ considered violations: ```css a , b { color: pink; } ``` ```css a ,b { color: pink; } ``` ### `"always-multi-line"` There _must always_ be a newline before the commas in multi-line selector lists. The following patterns are considered violations: ```css a, b { color: pink; } ``` The following patterns are _not_ considered violations: ```css a, b { color: pink; } ``` ```css a ,b { color: pink; } ``` ```css a , b { color: pink; } ``` ### `"never-multi-line"` There _must never_ be whitespace before the commas in multi-line selector lists. The following patterns are considered violations: ```css a , b { color: pink; } ``` ```css a , b { color: pink; } ``` The following patterns are _not_ considered violations: ```css a,b { color: pink; } ``` ```css a, b { color: pink; } ```