diff --git a/gemtext/src/lib.rs b/gemtext/src/lib.rs
index ca62fa7..5f4c3bb 100644
--- a/gemtext/src/lib.rs
+++ b/gemtext/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,28 @@ impl Builder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Append a single blank line to the document
+    ///
+    /// This is equivilent to calling [`text()`] with an empty string, or pushing a blank
+    /// [`Node`]
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use gemtext::Builder;
+    /// let greeting = Builder::new()
+    ///     .text("Hello")
+    ///     .blank_line()
+    ///     .text("universe")
+    ///     .to_string();
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(greeting.trim(), "Hello\n\nuniverse");
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// [`text()`]: Self::text()
+    pub fn blank_line(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.nodes.push(Node::blank());
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn link<T: Into<String>>(mut self, to: T, name: Option<String>) -> Builder {
         self.nodes.push(Node::Link {
             to: to.into(),