diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c579ca7..2fd4ba3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Here are the options you can set in your `.cz-config.js`:
 * **ticketNumberPrefix**: {string, default 'ISSUES CLOSED:'}: Set custom prefix for footer ticker number.
 * **breakingPrefix**: {string, default 'BREAKING CHANGE:'}: Set a custom prefix for the breaking change block in commit messages.
 * **footerPrefix**: {string, default 'ISSUES CLOSED:'}: Set a custom prefix for the footer block in commit messages. Set to empty string to remove prefix.
+* **breaklineChar**: {string, default '|'}: It gets replaced with \n to create the breakline in your commit message. This is supported for fields `body` and `footer` at the moment.
 
 ## Related tools
 - (https://github.com/commitizen/cz-cli)
diff --git a/buildCommit.js b/buildCommit.js
index 2c8193e..d1288db 100644
--- a/buildCommit.js
+++ b/buildCommit.js
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ const wrap = require('word-wrap');
 
 const defaultSubjectSeparator = ': ';
 const defaultMaxLineWidth = 100;
+const defaultBreaklineChar = '|';
 
-function addTicketNumber(ticketNumber, config) {
+const addTicketNumber = (ticketNumber, config) => {
   if (!ticketNumber) {
     return '';
   }
@@ -12,35 +13,54 @@ function addTicketNumber(ticketNumber, config) {
     return `${config.ticketNumberPrefix + ticketNumber.trim()} `;
   }
   return `${ticketNumber.trim()} `;
-}
+};
 
-function addScope(scope, config) {
+const addScope = (scope, config) => {
   const separator = _.get(config, 'subjectSeparator', defaultSubjectSeparator);
 
   if (!scope) return separator; // it could be type === WIP. So there is no scope
 
   return `(${scope.trim()})${separator}`;
-}
+};
 
-function addSubject(subject) {
-  return _.trim(subject);
-}
+const addSubject = subject => _.trim(subject);
 
-function addType(type, config) {
+const addType = (type, config) => {
   const prefix = _.get(config, 'typePrefix', '');
   const suffix = _.get(config, 'typeSuffix', '');
 
   return _.trim(`${prefix}${type}${suffix}`);
-}
+};
 
-function addFooter(footer, config) {
+const addBreaklinesIfNeeded = (value, breaklineChar = defaultBreaklineChar) =>
+  value
+    .split(breaklineChar)
+    .join('\n')
+    .valueOf();
+
+const addFooter = (footer, config) => {
   if (config && config.footerPrefix === '') return `\n\n${footer}`;
 
   const footerPrefix = config && config.footerPrefix ? config.footerPrefix : 'ISSUES CLOSED:';
-  return `\n\n${footerPrefix} ${footer}`;
-}
 
-module.exports = function buildCommit(answers, config) {
+  return `\n\n${footerPrefix} ${addBreaklinesIfNeeded(footer, config.breaklineChar)}`;
+};
+
+const escapeSpecialChars = result => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-escape
+  const specialChars = ['`'];
+
+  let newResult = result;
+  // eslint-disable-next-line array-callback-return
+  specialChars.map(item => {
+    // If user types "feat: `string`", the commit preview should show "feat: `\string\`".
+    // Don't worry. The git log will be "feat: `string`"
+    newResult = result.replace(new RegExp(item, 'g'), '\\`');
+  });
+  return newResult;
+};
+
+module.exports = (answers, config) => {
   const wrapOptions = {
     trim: true,
     newline: '\n',
@@ -48,20 +68,6 @@ module.exports = function buildCommit(answers, config) {
     width: defaultMaxLineWidth,
   };
 
-  function escapeSpecialChars(result) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-escape
-    const specialChars = ['`'];
-
-    let newResult = result;
-    // eslint-disable-next-line array-callback-return
-    specialChars.map(item => {
-      // If user types "feat: `string`", the commit preview should show "feat: `\string\`".
-      // Don't worry. The git log will be "feat: `string`"
-      newResult = result.replace(new RegExp(item, 'g'), '\\`');
-    });
-    return newResult;
-  }
-
   // Hard limit this line
   // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
   const head = (
@@ -73,7 +79,7 @@ module.exports = function buildCommit(answers, config) {
 
   // Wrap these lines at 100 characters
   let body = wrap(answers.body, wrapOptions) || '';
-  body = body.split('|').join('\n');
+  body = addBreaklinesIfNeeded(body, config.breaklineChar);
 
   const breaking = wrap(answers.breaking, wrapOptions);
   const footer = wrap(answers.footer, wrapOptions);
diff --git a/cz-config-EXAMPLE.js b/cz-config-EXAMPLE.js
index 8844f1b..7b5fb33 100644
--- a/cz-config-EXAMPLE.js
+++ b/cz-config-EXAMPLE.js
@@ -65,4 +65,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
   // limit subject length
   subjectLimit: 100,
+  // breaklineChar: '|', // It is supported for fields body and footer.
+  // footerPrefix : 'ISSUES CLOSED:', // default value
 };
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 8244d38..6dbc847 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const log = require('./logger');
 const buildCommit = require('./buildCommit');
 
 /* istanbul ignore next */
-function readConfigFile() {
+const readConfigFile = () => {
   // First try to find the .cz-config.js config file
   const czConfig = findConfig.require(CZ_CONFIG_NAME, { home: false });
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function readConfigFile() {
     'Unable to find a configuration file. Please refer to documentation to learn how to ser up: https://github.com/leonardoanalista/cz-customizable#steps "'
   );
   return null;
-}
+};
 
 module.exports = {
   prompter(cz, commit) {
diff --git a/questions.js b/questions.js
index f21e6d4..f6f540e 100644
--- a/questions.js
+++ b/questions.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const log = require('./logger');
 
 const isNotWip = answers => answers.type.toLowerCase() !== 'wip';
 
-function isValidateTicketNo(value, config) {
+const isValidateTicketNo = (value, config) => {
   if (!value) {
     return !config.isTicketNumberRequired;
   }
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function isValidateTicketNo(value, config) {
     return false;
   }
   return true;
-}
+};
 
 module.exports = {
   getQuestions(config, cz) {
diff --git a/spec/buildCommitSpec.js b/spec/buildCommitSpec.js
index 84b542e..fc21ebd 100644
--- a/spec/buildCommitSpec.js
+++ b/spec/buildCommitSpec.js
@@ -62,4 +62,40 @@ describe('buildCommit()', () => {
       expect(buildCommit(answersNoScope, options)).toEqual('[feat] this is a new feature');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('pipe replaced with new line', () => {
+    // I know it looks weird on tests but this proves to have the correct breakline inserted.
+    const expecteMessage = `feat: this is a new feature\n
+body with new line now
+body line2
+
+ISSUES CLOSED: footer with new line
+line 2`;
+
+    it('should add breakline for body and footer', () => {
+      const answersNoScope = {
+        type: 'feat',
+        subject: 'this is a new feature',
+        body: 'body with new line now|body line2',
+        footer: 'footer with new line|line 2',
+      };
+      const options = {};
+
+      expect(buildCommit(answersNoScope, options)).toEqual(expecteMessage);
+    });
+
+    it('should override breakline character with option breaklineChar', () => {
+      const answersNoScope = {
+        type: 'feat',
+        subject: 'this is a new feature',
+        body: 'body with new line now@@@body line2',
+        footer: 'footer with new line@@@line 2',
+      };
+      const options = {
+        breaklineChar: '@@@',
+      };
+
+      expect(buildCommit(answersNoScope, options)).toEqual(expecteMessage);
+    });
+  });
 });