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I wanted to quote something like:
Happy Birthday
Had a good time
See you next year!
However, I wanted it all on one line rather than creating a block quote out of it.
I tried
Happy Birthday | Had a good time | See you next year!
I wonder if there is an established way to indicate the new lines?
The MLA standard does indeed include rules for separating lines for poetry, used when quoting 3 or fewer lines: use "/" to separate lines, or "//" to separate stanzas, see Purdue University's guide to MLA formatting. If you are quoting more than 3 lines, use a block quote.
