Title: empty lines before source doctype Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # empty lines before source doctype * Resolved [markoburns](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markoburns/) * (@markoburns) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-lines-before-source-doctype/) * I notice when I view html source I have a lot of blank lines before it starts with the doctype declaration. ( about 23 blank lines) (default kubrick template) * My header php file seems fine though and starts: * ``` ``` * and index.php just has: * ``` ``` * Any idea where this empty space resides and where is would be being created from so I can delete it? Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * Thread Starter [markoburns](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markoburns/) * (@markoburns) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-lines-before-source-doctype/#post-1475071) * Found it – in functions.php * [yashmistrey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yashmistrey/) * (@yashmistrey) * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-lines-before-source-doctype/#post-1475351) * i also having same problem * i couldn’t find any blank lines in header.php or function.php * how to find that please see here my site [http://alturl.com/kcuff](http://alturl.com/kcuff) Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) The topic ‘empty lines before source doctype’ is closed to new replies. * 2 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [yashmistrey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yashmistrey/) * Last activity: [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-lines-before-source-doctype/#post-1475351) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics