CSS break-inside Property
Example
Avoid a page-break inside an <img> element:
@media print
{
img {
display: block;
break-inside:
avoid;
}
}
Definition and Usage
The break-inside property specifies whether
or not a page break, column break, or region break should occur inside the
specified
element.
The break-inside property extends then CSS2
page-break-inside property.
With break-inside, you can tell the browser
to avoid breaks inside images, code snippets, tables, and listst.
| Default value: | auto |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.breakInside="always" |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| break-inside | 50.0 | 10.0 | 65.0 | 10.0 | 37.0 |
CSS Syntax
break-inside: auto|all|always|avoid|avoid-column|avoid-page|avoid-region|column|left|page|recto|region|right|verso|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | Default. Automatic page/column/region break inside the element |
| avoid | Avoid a page/column/region break inside the element |
| avoid-column | Avoid a column-break inside the element |
| avoid-page | Avoid a page-break inside the element |
| avoid-region | Avoid a region-break inside the element |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Example
Avoid a page-break inside a <table>, <ul>, <ol> elements::
@media print
{
table, ul, ol {
break-inside: avoid;
}
}
