diff --git a/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Font.php b/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Font.php
index 0bccf58f..415fbcc1 100644
--- a/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Font.php
+++ b/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Font.php
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ public static function decodeHexadecimal($hexa, $add_braces = false)
         $parts = preg_split('/(<[a-f0-9]+>)/si', $hexa, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY | PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE);
 
         foreach ($parts as $part) {
-            if (preg_match('/^<.*>$/', $part) && false === stripos($part, '<?xml')) {
+            if (preg_match('/^<.*>$/s', $part) && false === stripos($part, '<?xml')) {
+                // strip line breaks
+                $part = preg_replace("/[\r\n]/", '', $part);
                 $part = trim($part, '<>');
                 if ($add_braces) {
                     $text .= '(';
diff --git a/tests/Integration/FontTest.php b/tests/Integration/FontTest.php
index 1873f39e..3d4c79e7 100644
Binary files a/tests/Integration/FontTest.php and b/tests/Integration/FontTest.php differ