This property has been replaced by the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: 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 likeleft
. verso
- If pages progress left-to-right, then this acts like
left
. If pages progress right-to-left, then this acts likeright
.
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 | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 The definition of 'recto and verso' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft | Adds the values recto and verso . |
CSS Paged Media Module Level 3 The definition of 'page-break-after' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Extends the element that this property applies to table rows and table row groups. |
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'page-break-after' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
page-break-after | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox
Full support
1
| IE Full support 4 | Opera Full support 7 | Safari Full support 1.2 | WebView Android Full support 37 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android
Full support
4
| Opera Android Full support 14 | Safari iOS Full support 1 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.