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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:

Syntax:



page-break-inside: auto;

Syntax:

page-break-inside: avoid;

Syntax:

page-break-inside: initial;

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. 




<!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=
 
    <br><br><br><br>
 
    <p>
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        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=
 
    <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:

  

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




<!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=
 
    <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=
 
    <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:


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