CSS break-inside Property
Example
@media print {
table, ul, ol {
break-inside: avoid;
}
}Meaning
The break-inside property sets how page, column, or region breaks should behave inside a generated box.
| Default value: | auto |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | No |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
break-inside: auto|all|always|avoid|avoid-column|avoid-page|avoid-region|column|left|page|recto|region|right|verso|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | This is default value. Automatic page/column/region break after the element. |
| all | Always insert a page-break right after the principal box. |
| always | Always insert a page-break after the element. |
| avoid | Avoid a page/column/region break after the element. |
| avoid-column | Avoid a column-break after the element. |
| avoid-page | Avoid a page-break after the element. |
| avoid-region | Avoid a region-break after the element. |
| column | Always insert a column-break after the element. |
| left | Insert one or two page-breaks after the element (the next page is formatted as a left page). |
| page | Always insert a page-break after the element |
| recto | Insert one or two page-breaks after the principal box so that the next page is formatted as a recto page. |
| region | Always insert a region-break after the element. |
| right | Insert one or two page-breaks after the element so that the next page is formatted as a right page. |
| verso | Insert one or two page-breaks after the principal box so that the next page is formatted as a verso page. |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. |
| inherit | If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property. |
| revert | Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property |
| revert-layer | Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers. |
| unset | Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not. |
Default CSS Property Values
selectors {
break-inside: auto;
}