HTML Encoded Line Feed character transformed in whitespace

Steps to reproduce:

• Add a HTML Encoded Line Feed character like

  


  or

  


  .etc, in WYSIWYG editor

• Save the page
  

Expected results:

• The character is displayed after the page is saved in WYSIWYG editor.

Results:

• The character is transformed in a whitespace / non-breaking space

   

  

Saving the page in Wiki editor or in WYSIWYG editor while in source mode the character is not transformed.