CSS widows Property

Description

The widows property sets the minimum number of lines of text, which is located on the next page when printing a document. This property works if all text is placed on two or more printed pages. If the value of the widows property conflicts with the value of orphans , then widows takes precedence and is considered first.

Initial value

2

Applies to

Block level elements

Inherited

Yes

Media

Visual, Paged

Computed value

As specified

Animatable

No

CSS Version

CSS2, CSS3

JavaScript syntax

object.style.widows

Syntax

widows: <integer>

Values

• <integer>Denotes the minimum amount of lines that can stay alone on the top of a new page. If the value is not positive, the declaration is invalid.

Example

@media print { 
   p { 
      widows: 3; 
      orphans: 3; 
   } 
}

Browser Support

Desktop
8	12	25	X	9.2	1.3
Tablets / Mobile
≤37	25	X	X	1	X

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 1st November 2019