page-break-before
Quick Summary for page-break-before
break-before property.
Code Usage for page-break-before
/* Keyword values */ page-break-before: auto; page-break-before: always; page-break-before: avoid; page-break-before: left; page-break-before: right; page-break-before: recto; page-break-before: verso; /* Global values */ page-break-before: inherit; page-break-before: initial; page-break-before: revert; page-break-before: unset; More Details for page-break-before
page-break-before
Warning: This property has been replaced by the break-before property.
The page-break-before CSS property adjusts page breaks before the current element.
This property applies to block elements that generate a box. It won't apply on an empty <div> that won't generate a box.
/* Keyword values */ page-break-before: auto; page-break-before: always; page-break-before: avoid; page-break-before: left; page-break-before: right; page-break-before: recto; page-break-before: verso; /* Global values */ page-break-before: inherit; page-break-before: initial; page-break-before: revert; page-break-before: unset; Syntax
Values
auto Initial value. Automatic page breaks (neither forced nor forbidden).
always Always force page breaks before the element.
avoid Avoid page breaks before the element.
left Force page breaks before the element so that the next page is formatted as a left page.
right Force page breaks before 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-before property is now a legacy property, replaced by break-before.
For compatibility reasons, page-break-before should be treated by browsers as an alias of break-before. This ensures that sites using page-break-before continue to work as designed. A subset of values should be aliased as follows:
| page-break-before | break-before |
|---|---|
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
Avoid a page break before an element
/* avoid page break before div elements of class note */ div.note { page-break-before: avoid; } Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 # page |
| Proposals for the future of CSS Paged Media # page-break-before |
See also
break-before, break-after, break-inside page-break-after, page-break-inside orphans, widows Last modified: Aug 12, 2021, by MDN contributors
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