page-break-before | CSS CSS Properties

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.

Quick example

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

Initial value

auto

Inherited

Applies to

block elements in normal flow

Animation type

discrete

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Limited availability96% global usage

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

Not ready for production without a fallback.

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