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How vCard Line Folding Works

Long vCard property lines can be folded across multiple physical lines. A continuation line begins with whitespace and must be joined before parsing.

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Why folding exists

Folding keeps long property lines manageable for older transport and text systems. The logical property value remains one value after unfolding.

Troubleshooting

If a parser treats a continuation as a new property, long notes, photos, or encoded names may be corrupted. Validate the file and inspect the raw view.

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