HTML DOM Style pageBreakInside Property

# Style pageBreakInside Property

Style Object

## Example

Avoid a page break inside the <p> element with id="footer":

document.getElementById("footer").style.pageBreakInside="avoid";
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## Definition and Usage

The pageBreakInside property sets or returns the page-break behavior inside an element (for printing or print preview).

Note: The pageBreakInside property has no effect on absolutely positioned elements. The page break is only visible in a print preview or when printing.

Tip: Avoid page-break properties inside tables, floating elements, and block elements with borders.

## Browser Support

The pageBreakInside property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: Firefox, Chrome, and Safari do not support the property value "avoid".

## Syntax

Return the pageBreakInside property:

object.style.pageBreakInside

Set the pageBreakInside property:

object.style.pageBreakInside="auto|avoid|initial|inherit"

## Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
auto | Insert a page break inside the element if necessary. This is default
avoid | Avoid a page break inside an element
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

## Technical Details

Default Value: | auto
Return Value: | A String, representing the page-break behavior inside an element when printing
CSS Version | CSS2

## Related Pages

CSS reference: page-break-inside property

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