CSS page-break-before

The CSS page-break-before property is used to specify page breaks in paged media.

Syntax

Possible Values

auto
Neither force nor forbid a page break before the generated box.
always
Always force a page break before the generated box.
avoid
Avoid a page break before the generated box.
left
Force one or two page breaks before the generated box so that the next page is formatted as a left page.
right
Force one or two page breaks before the generated box so that the next page is formatted as a right page.

In addition, all CSS properties also accept the following CSS-wide keyword values as the sole component of their property value:

initial
Represents the value specified as the property's initial value.
inherit
Represents the computed value of the property on the element's parent.
unset
This value acts as either inherit or initial, depending on whether the property is inherited or not. In other words, it sets all properties to their parent value if they are inheritable or to their initial value if not inheritable.

General Information

Initial Value
auto
Applies To
Block level elements
Inherited?
No
Media
Visual, paged

Example Code

Official Specifications