page-break-after

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Warning: This property has been replaced by the break-after property.

The page-break-after CSS property adjusts page breaks after the current element.

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Syntax

css
/* 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: revert;
page-break-after: revert-layer;
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.

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. It's the page placed on the left side of the spine of the book or the back side of the page in duplex printing.

Force page breaks after the element so that the next page is formatted as a right page. It's the page placed on the right side of the spine of the book or the front side of the page in duplex printing.

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-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 valueauto
Applies toblock-level elements in the normal flow of the root element. User agents may also apply it to other elements like table-row elements.
Inheritedno
Computed valueas specified
Animation typediscrete

Formal syntax

page-break-after = 
  auto     |
  always   |
  avoid    |
  left     |
  right    |
  inherit

Examples

Setting a page break after footnotes

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

Specifications

Specification
CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1
# page
CSS Paged Media Module Level 3
# page-break-after

Browser compatibility

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See also