page-break-after
Quick Summary for page-break-after
break-after
property.
Code Usage for page-break-after
/* Keyword values */ page-break-after: auto; page-break-after: always; page-break-after: avoid; page-break-after: left; page-break-after: right; page-break-after: recto; page-break-after: verso; /* Global values */ page-break-after: inherit; page-break-after: initial; page-break-after: revert; page-break-after: unset;
More Details for page-break-after
page-break-after
Warning: This property has been replaced by the break-after
property.
The page-break-after
CSS property adjusts page breaks after the current element.
/* Keyword values */ page-break-after: auto; page-break-after: always; page-break-after: avoid; page-break-after: left; page-break-after: right; page-break-after: recto; page-break-after: verso; /* Global values */ page-break-after: inherit; page-break-after: initial; page-break-after: revert; page-break-after: unset;
This property applies to block elements that generate a box. It won't apply on an empty <div>
that won't generate a box.
Syntax
Values
auto
Initial value. Automatic page breaks (neither forced nor forbidden).
always
Always force page breaks after the element.
avoid
Avoid page breaks after the element.
left
Force page breaks after the element so that the next page is formatted as a left page.
right
Force page breaks after the element so that the next page is formatted as a right page.
recto
If pages progress left-to-right, then this acts like right
. If pages progress right-to-left, then this acts like left
.
verso
If pages progress left-to-right, then this acts like left
. If pages progress right-to-left, then this acts like right
.
Page break aliases
The page-break-after
property is now a legacy property, replaced by break-after
.
For compatibility reasons, page-break-after
should be treated by browsers as an alias of break-after
. This ensures that sites using page-break-after
continue to work as designed. A subset of values should be aliased as follows:
page-break-after | break-after |
---|---|
auto | auto |
left | left |
right | right |
avoid | avoid |
always | page |
Formal definition
Initial value | auto |
---|---|
Applies to | block-level elements in the normal flow of the root element. User agents may also apply it to other elements like table-row elements. |
Inherited | no |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
auto | always | avoid | left | right | recto | verso
Examples
Setting a page break after footnotes
/* move to a new page after footnotes */ div.footnotes { page-break-after: always; }
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 # page |
Proposals for the future of CSS Paged Media # page-break-after |
See also
break-before
, break-after
, break-inside
page-break-before
, page-break-inside
orphans
, widows
Last modified: Aug 12, 2021, by MDN contributors
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