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page-break-inside (CSS property)

Spec
Inherited Initial Version
Yes auto CSS2
Browser support (more…)
IE7 FF2 SA3 OP9.2+
None None None Full

Syntax

page-break-inside: { auto | avoid | inherit } ;

Description

This property specifies whether a page break may or shouldn’t occur inside a block-level element’s generated box.

Example

This style rule tells the user agent to avoid splitting unordered lists over two pages:

ul {
  page-break-inside: avoid;
}

Value

auto
allows a page break inside the box
avoid
tells the user agent to avoid inserting a page break inside the box, if at all possible

Compatibility

Internet Explorer Firefox Safari Opera
5.5 6.0 7.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 1.3 2.0 3.0 9.2 9.5
None None None None None None None None None Full Full

Internet Explorer for Windows versions up to and including 7 don’t support this property.

Firefox versions up to and including 2 don’t support this property.

Safari versions up to and including 3 don’t support this property.

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