Section A.3. Paged Media

A.3. Paged Media

A.3.1. orphans

This specifies the minimum number of text lines within the element that can be left at the bottom of a page. This can affect the placement of page breaks within the element.

Values:

<integer> | inherit

Initial value:

2

Applies to:

Block-level elements

Inherited:

Yes

Computed value:

As specified

A.3.2. page-break-after

This declares whether page breaks should be placed after an element. While it is possible to force breaks with always, it is not possible to guarantee prevention; the best an author can do is ask the user agent to avoid inserting a page break if possible.

Values:

auto | always | avoid | left | right | inherit

Initial value:

auto

Applies to:

Nonfloated block-level elements with a position value of relative or static

Inherited:

No

Computed value:

As specified

A.3.3. page-break-before

Declares whether page breaks should be placed before an element. While it is possible to force breaks with always, it is not possible to guarantee prevention; the best an author can do is ask the user agent to avoid inserting a page break if possible.

Values:

auto | always | avoid | left | right | inherit

Initial value:

auto

Applies to:

Nonfloated block-level elements with a position value of relative or static

Inherited:

No

Computed value:

As specified

A.3.4. page-break-inside

This declares whether page breaks should be placed inside an element. Because an element might be taller than a page box, it is not possible to guarantee prevention; the best an author can do is ask the user agent to avoid inserting a page break if possible.

Values:

auto | avoid | inherit

Initial value:

auto

Applies to:

Nonfloated block-level elements with a position value of relative or static

Inherited:

Yes

Computed value:

As specified

A.3.5. widows

This specifies the minimum number of text lines within the element that can be left at the top of a page. This can affect the placement of page breaks within the element.

Values:

<integer> | inherit

Initial value:

2

Applies to:

Block-level elements

Inherited:

Yes

Computed value:

As specified