diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index b329c2c56..84a0e9d5d 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -4575,7 +4575,7 @@ function addChatsPreamble(mesSendString) {
 
 function addChatsSeparator(mesSendString) {
     if (power_user.context.chat_start) {
-        return substituteParams(power_user.context.chat_start) + '\n' + mesSendString;
+        return substituteParams(power_user.context.chat_start + '\n') + mesSendString;
     }
 
     else {
diff --git a/public/scripts/templates/macros.html b/public/scripts/templates/macros.html
index 2eb9ca7b7..46336c083 100644
--- a/public/scripts/templates/macros.html
+++ b/public/scripts/templates/macros.html
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 <ul>
     <li><tt>&lcub;&lcub;pipe&rcub;&rcub;</tt> – only for slash command batching. Replaced with the returned result of the previous command.</li>
     <li><tt>&lcub;&lcub;newline&rcub;&rcub;</tt> – just inserts a newline.</li>
+    <li><tt>&lcub;&lcub;trim&rcub;&rcub;</tt> – trims newlines surrounding this macro.</li>
     <li><tt>&lcub;&lcub;original&rcub;&rcub;</tt> – global prompts defined in API settings. Only valid in Advanced Definitions prompt overrides.</li>
     <li><tt>&lcub;&lcub;input&rcub;&rcub;</tt> – the user input</li>
     <li><tt>&lcub;&lcub;charPrompt&rcub;&rcub;</tt> – the Character's Main Prompt override</li>