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Page breaks

In printed page layouts, the break-after, break-before, break-inside CSS properties control where printed pages start and end. Also known as pagination or page breaking.

Layout

Overview

In printed page layouts, the break-after, break-before, break-inside CSS properties control where printed pages start and end. Also known as pagination or page breaking.

Browser support

Feature Desktop Mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Safari
Chrome Android
Safari iOS
break-after
50
12
65
10
50
10
always
Experimental
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auto
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79
65
10
50
10
avoid
50
79
50
avoid-page
50
79
10
50
10
left
50
79
65
10
50
10
page
50
79
65
10
50
10
paged context

Supported in Paged Media
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12
65
10
50
10
paged context.avoid-page
50
12
10
50
10
paged context.page
50
12
65
10
50
10
paged context.recto

`recto` and `verso`
recto
50
79
10
50
10
right
50
79
65
10
50
10
verso
50
79
10
50
10
Other
css.properties.break-before

The break-before CSS property sets how page, column, or region breaks should behave before a generated box. If there is no generated box, the property is ignored.
50
12
65
10
50
10
CSS property
always
Experimental
65
auto
50
79
65
10
50
10
avoid
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79
50
avoid-page
50
79
10
50
10
left
50
79
65
10
50
10
page
50
79
65
10
50
10
paged context

Supported in Paged Media
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12
65
10
50
10
paged context.page

`page` and `avoid-page`
50
12
65
10
50
10
paged context.recto

`recto` and `verso`
recto
50
79
10
50
10
right
50
79
65
10
50
10
verso
50
79
10
50
10
Other
css.properties.break-inside

The break-inside CSS property sets how page, column, or region breaks should behave inside a generated box. If there is no generated box, the property is ignored.
50
12
65
10
50
10
CSS property
auto
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79
65
10
50
10
avoid
50
79
65
10
50
10
avoid-page
50
79
92
10
50
10
paged context

Supported in Paged Media
50
12
65
10
50
10
paged context.avoid-page
51
12
92
51
1+Supported (version) Not supported ※Has note Sub-feature descriptions sourced from MDN Web Docs (CC BY-SA 2.5)
Notes 1 item(s)
Implementation note
  • The value is recognized, but has no effect. See bug 1972340.
Notes 1 item(s)
Implementation note
  • The value is recognized, but has no effect. See bug 294559.
Notes 1 item(s)
Implementation note
  • The value is recognized, but has no effect. See bug 294559.
Notes 1 item(s)
Implementation note
  • The value is recognized, but has no effect. See bug 1972340.
Notes 1 item(s)
Implementation note
  • The value is recognized, but has no effect. See bug 294559.
Notes 1 item(s)
Implementation note
  • The value is recognized, but has no effect. See bug 294559.

Syntax

CSS 
h2 {
  break-before: page;
}
.keep-together {
  break-inside: avoid;
}

Live demo

break-before: page

CSS Break-before: page demo.

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break-inside: avoid

CSS Break-inside: avoid demo.

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break-after: page

CSS Break-after: page demo.

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Use cases

  • Using Page breaks

    In printed page layouts, the break-after, break-before, break-inside CSS properties control where printed pages start and end. Also known as pagination or page breaking.

Cautions

  • May not be supported in older browsers.

Accessibility

  • Make sure visual changes are conveyed appropriately to assistive technology.

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