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page-break-after

Determines if and how a page break is inserted after an element.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later 4.0 and later Not supported
Notes:
  • You can't use page breaks with elements that have their position property set to absolute.

See Also:

orphans, page-break-before, page-break-inside, widows

Possible Values:

"" (empty string)
A page break is never inserted after the element.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 5.0 and later Not supported

always
A page break is always inserted after the element.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

auto
Page breaks are inserted as needed.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

avoid
A page break is never inserted after the element.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later Not supported Not supported

left
One or two page breaks are inserted after the element to ensure that the following page is formatted as a left page.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later Not supported Not supported

right
One or two page breaks are inserted after the element to ensure that the following page is formatted as a right page.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later Not supported Not supported

Example:
<DL STYLE="page-break-after: always">
<DT>Progress (n)</DT> 
<DD>The process through which the Internet has 
evolved from smart people in front of dumb terminals to 
dumb people in front of smart terminals.</DD>
</DL>

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