HTML DOM Style pageBreakInside Property

The HTML DOM Style pageBreakInside property returns and modify the page-break behavior for printing or print preview inside an HTML element in an HTML document.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

1. Returning pageBreakInside

object.pageBreakInside

2. Modifying pageBreakInside

object.pageBreakInside = “value”

Here, value can be −

Value	Explanation
initial	It sets this property value to its default value.
inherit	It inherits this property value from its parent element.
Auto	It inserts a page break inside the element in an HTML document if necessary.
avoid	It avoids a page break inside the element in an HTML document

Let us see an example of HTML DOM Style pageBreakInside Property −

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<style>
   body {
      color: #000;
      height: 100vh;
      background-color: #8BC6EC;
      background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #8BC6EC 0%, #9599E2 100%);
   }
   .btn {
      background: #db133a;
      border: none;
      height: 2rem;
      border-radius: 2px;
      width: 40%;
      display: block;
      color: #fff;
      outline: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      margin: 1rem auto;
   }
   p {
      text-align: center;
   }
</style>
<body>
<h1 style="text-align:center">DOM Style pageBreakInside Property Demo</h1>
<p>
Hi! I'm a para element with some dummy text. Hi! I'm a para element with some dummy text.
</p>
<p class="page-break">
Hi! I'm second para element with some dummy text. Hi! I'm a second element with some dummy text.
</p>
<button onclick="set()" class="btn">Set Break Page Here</button>
<p>
Hi! I'm another para element with some dummy text. Hi! I'm another para element with some dummy text.
</p>
<script>
   function set() {
      document.querySelector(".page-break").style.pageBreakInside = "avoid";
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

HTML DOM Style pageBreakInside Property

Now open print preview and observe how our html page would be displayed. And then click on the red button to avoid page-break behaviour in the document −

HTML DOM Style pageBreakInside Property