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page-break-after

The page-break-after CSS property adjusts page breaks after 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.

Note: this property is in progress of being replaced by the more generic break-after. This new property also handles column and region breaks and is syntactically compatible with page-break-after.

Before using page-break-after, check if you can use break-after instead. In the future page-break-after will be a mere alias for some values of it.

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
Media	visual, paged
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	discrete
Canonical order	the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

/* 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;

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.

Formal syntax

auto | always | avoid | left | right

Examples

/* move to a new page after footnotes */
div.footnotes { 
  page-break-after:always; 
}

Specification

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Logical Properties 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

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support (`auto`, `always`)	1.0	(Yes)	1.0 (1.7 or earlier)	4.0	7.0	1.2 (125)
`avoid`, `left`, `right`	1.0	?	No support (bug 132035)	4.0	7.0	1.2 (125)

Feature	Android	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	?	(Yes)	1.0 (1.0)	?	?	?
`avoid`, `left`, `right`	?	?	No support (bug 132035)	?	?	?