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:first

The :first @page CSS pseudo-class describes the styling of the first page when printing a document.

Note: you cannot change all CSS properties. You can only change the margins, orphans, widows, and page breaks of the document. All other CSS properties will be ignored.

Syntax

:first { style properties }

Example

HTML

<p>First Page.</p>
<p>Second Page.</p>
<button>Print!</button>

CSS

@page :first {
  margin-left: 50%;
  margin-top: 50%;
}

p {
  page-break-after: always;
}

JavaScript

document.querySelector("button").onclick = function(){ window.print() }

Result

Press the "Print!" button to print the example. The words on the first page should be somewhere around the center, while other pages will have their contents on the default position.

Note: you may only use the absolute length units when defining the margin. Please see the page about length for more information.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Paged Media Module Level 3 The definition of ':first' in that specification.	Working Draft	No change
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of ':first' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	?	No support	8.0	9.2	?

Feature	Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	?	No support	?	?	?