orphans
Definition
In printing, an "orphan" is the first line of a paragraph that appears on its own at the bottom of the page, such as that seen in the red box in the illustration below. The orphans property avoids orphans by specifying the minimum number of lines of a paragraph that must appear at the bottom of a page when a Web page is printed.
Example
p {orphans: 3}
Characteristics
Possible values
- Minimum number of lines of a paragraph that must appear at the bottom of a page.
inherit- Use the same computed value as the parent element for this property.
Default value
2
Applies to
Block-level elements
Inherited
Yes
See also