page-break-before

A legacy property used to control page breaks when printing. It's used to force or prevent a new page from starting before an element.

It is documented as part of the CSS Paged Media specification. The web standards community has deprecated this feature. Browsers are actively phasing out support for it.

/* Usage Example */
h1 {
  /* Ensures every H1 starts on a fresh page in printed documents */
  page-break-before: always;
}

/* Syntax */
page-break-before: auto;
page-break-before: always;
page-break-before: avoid;
page-break-before: left;
page-break-before: right;
page-break-before: recto;
page-break-before: verso;

/* Global values */
page-break-before: inherit;
page-break-before: initial;
page-break-before: revert;
page-break-before: revert-layer;
page-break-before: unset;
Widely available Since 2015 96% global usage

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2015.

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