# max-empty-lines Limit the number of adjacent empty lines. ```css a {} /* ← */ /* ← */ a {} /* ↑ */ /** ↑ * These lines */ ``` ## Options `int`: Maximum number of characters allowed. For example, with `2`: The following patterns are considered warnings: ```css a {} b {} ``` Comment strings are also checked -- so the following is a warning: ```css /** * Call me Ishmael. * * * * Some years ago -- never mind how log precisely -- ... */ ``` The following patterns are *not* considered warnings: ```css a {} b {} ``` ```css a {} b {} ``` ```css a {} b {} ```