diff --git a/app/src/main/java/se/ajpanton/statusbartweak/shell/ui/ClockFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/se/ajpanton/statusbartweak/shell/ui/ClockFragment.java
index 7bf1d17..b633fe7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/se/ajpanton/statusbartweak/shell/ui/ClockFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/se/ajpanton/statusbartweak/shell/ui/ClockFragment.java
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ public final class ClockFragment extends Fragment {
                 SbtSettings.KEY_CLOCK_CUSTOM_FORMAT,
                 customFormatEnabledValue,
                 customFormatValue,
-                18f);
+                18f,
+                true);
         bindCustomFormat(
                 prefs,
                 drawerClockCustomFormatEnabled,
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ public final class ClockFragment extends Fragment {
                 SbtSettings.KEY_DRAWER_CLOCK_CUSTOM_FORMAT,
                 drawerClockCustomFormatEnabledValue,
                 drawerClockCustomFormatValue,
-                24f);
+                24f,
+                false);
         bindCustomFormat(
                 prefs,
                 drawerDateCustomFormatEnabled,
@@ -147,7 +149,8 @@ public final class ClockFragment extends Fragment {
                 SbtSettings.KEY_DRAWER_DATE_CUSTOM_FORMAT,
                 drawerDateCustomFormatEnabledValue,
                 drawerDateCustomFormatValue,
-                16f);
+                16f,
+                false);
         updateCustomFormatHelpVisibility(customFormatHelpContainer, customFormatHelpToggle, false);
         applyBulletText(customFormatHelpCommon);
         applyBulletText(customFormatHelpStyling);
@@ -186,7 +189,8 @@ public final class ClockFragment extends Fragment {
                                   String formatKey,
                                   boolean enabled,
                                   String format,
-                                  float previewTextSizeSp) {
+                                  float previewTextSizeSp,
+                                  boolean multilinePreview) {
         if (enabledView == null || input == null) {
             return;
         }
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ public final class ClockFragment extends Fragment {
                     previewTextSizeSp);
         }
         updateCustomFormatVisibility(container, enabled);
-        PreviewBinding binding = new PreviewBinding(enabledView, input, preview);
+        PreviewBinding binding = new PreviewBinding(enabledView, input, preview, multilinePreview);
         previewBindings.add(binding);
         updatePreview(binding);
         enabledView.setOnCheckedChangeListener((buttonView, isChecked) -> {
@@ -247,12 +251,37 @@ public final class ClockFragment extends Fragment {
                 binding.preview.getContext(),
                 pattern,
                 binding.preview.getPreviewTextColor());
+        if (!binding.multilinePreview) {
+            result = flattenRows(result);
+        }
         binding.preview.setPreview(result);
         binding.preview.setVisibility(result.rows().isEmpty() ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
         binding.preview.setContentDescription(result.contentDescription());
         return result.containsSeconds();
     }
 
+    private ClockPatternPreviewRenderer.Result flattenRows(ClockPatternPreviewRenderer.Result result) {
+        if (result == null || result.rows() == null || result.rows().size() <= 1) {
+            return result;
+        }
+        SpannableStringBuilder text = new SpannableStringBuilder();
+        StringBuilder description = new StringBuilder();
+        for (int i = 0; i < result.rows().size(); i++) {
+            ClockPatternPreviewRenderer.Row row = result.rows().get(i);
+            if (i > 0) {
+                text.append(' ');
+                description.append(' ');
+            }
+            if (row != null && row.text() != null) {
+                text.append(row.text());
+                description.append(row.text());
+            }
+        }
+        ArrayList<ClockPatternPreviewRenderer.Row> rows = new ArrayList<>();
+        rows.add(new ClockPatternPreviewRenderer.Row(text, "", "", 0, 0));
+        return new ClockPatternPreviewRenderer.Result(rows, description.toString(), result.containsSeconds());
+    }
+
     private void schedulePreviewTickerIfNeeded() {
         View view = getView();
         if (view == null) {
@@ -446,7 +475,7 @@ public final class ClockFragment extends Fragment {
         view.setText(builder);
     }
 
-    private record PreviewBinding(CheckBox enabled, EditText input, ClockPatternPreviewView preview) {
+    private record PreviewBinding(CheckBox enabled, EditText input, ClockPatternPreviewView preview, boolean multilinePreview) {
     }
 
     private static final class FontFamilyAdapter extends BaseAdapter {