CSS page-break-inside Property

The page-break-inside property in CSS is used to specify how the page breaks inside the element to which it is applied while printing. It inserts a page break or sometimes it is used to avoid a page break inside an element while printing.

Syntax:

page-break-inside: auto|avoid|initial|inherit

Property Values:

auto: It is the default value. This value represents the page break automatically.

Syntax:

page-break-inside: auto;

avoid: It avoids a page break inside the element.

Syntax:

page-break-inside: avoid;

initial: It sets the page-break-inside property to its default value.

Syntax:

page-break-inside: initial;

inherits: The page-break-inside property is inherited from its parent.

Syntax:

page-break-inside: inherits;

Note: This property is mostly used to print a document.

Print Media Query:

@media print {
    img {
        display: block;
        page-break-inside: avoid;
    }
}

Example 1: This example uses page-break-inside property value to avoid.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>
        CSS page-break-inside property
    </title>

    <style type="text/css">
        @media print {
            ul {
                page-break-inside: avoid;
            }
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>

    <h2>CSS page-break-inside property</h2>

    <br><br><br>

    <img src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-logo.png"/>

    <br><br><br><br>

    <p>
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        placement season efficient and successful.
    </p>

    <br><br><br>

    <img src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/interview-preparation-2.png"/>

    <ul>
        <li>Data Structure</li>
        <li>Algorithms</li>
        <li>C Programming</li>
        <li>C++ Programming</li>
        <li>Java Programming</li>
        <li>Python Programming</li>
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        <li>Operating System</li>
        <li>Computer Networks</li>
        <li>DBMS</li>
        <li>SQL</li>
        <li>TOC</li>
    </ul>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Print Preview:

Example 2: This example use page-break-inside property value to none.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>
        CSS page-break-inside property
    </title>

    <style type="text/css">
        @media print {
            ul {
                page-break-inside: none;
            }
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>

    <h2>CSS page-break-inside property</h2>

    <br><br><br>

    <img src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-logo.png" alt="" />

    <br><br><br><br>

    <p>
        Prepare for the Recruitment drive of product based
        companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe etc with a
        free online placement preparation course. The course
        focuses on various MCQ's & Coding question likely to
        be asked in the interviews & make your upcoming
        placement season efficient and successful.
    </p>

    <br><br><br>

    <img src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/interview-preparation-2.png"/>

    <ul>
        <li>Data Structure</li>
        <li>Algorithms</li>
        <li>C Programming</li>
        <li>C++ Programming</li>
        <li>Java Programming</li>
        <li>Python Programming</li>
        <li>PHP Programming</li>
        <li>Operating System</li>
        <li>Computer Networks</li>
        <li>DBMS</li>
        <li>SQL</li>
        <li>TOC</li>
    </ul>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Print Preview:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by page-break-inside property are listed below:

Google Chrome 1.0
Edge 12.0
Internet Explorer 8.0
Firefox 19.0
Safari 1.3
Opera 7.0

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