After checking the code, it seems that having a newline inside the inline tag is valid [1]. However, I still think it removes clarity and it would be better to implement the patch I proposed.

[1] https://github.com/jsdoc3/jsdoc/blob/master/lib/jsdoc/tag/inline.js#L55

2017-04-18 12:14 GMT-04:00 Etienne Prud'homme <e.e.f.prudhomme@gmail.com>:

I've went ahead and submitted an issue on GitHub[1] to see if it's a
valid syntax. I would ask not to apply that patch until then. And of
course I'm always open on suggestions.

[1] https://github.com/jsdoc3/jsdoc3.github.com/issues/152

ps: I've already made the copyright assignment paperwork.