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Style widows Property

Style Object

Definition and Usage

The widows property sets or returns the minimum number of lines for an element that must be visible at the top of a page (for printing or print preview).

The widows property only affects block-level elements.

Tip: widows:5 means that at least 5 lines must be visible below the page break.

Tip: See the orphans property to set or return the minimum number of lines for an element that must be visible at the bottom of a page.

Syntax

Set the widows property:

Object.style.widows="number|inherit"

Return the widows property:

Object.style.widows

Value	Description
number	An integer that specifies the minimum number of visible lines. The default value is 2
inherit	The value of the widows property is inherited from parent element

Browser Support

The widows property is only supported in Opera.

Example

Change the widows and check print or print preview:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function ChangeWidows()
{
document.getElementById("p1").style.widows=document.getElementById("widows").value;
}
</script>
<style>
.othercontent
{
width:400px;
border-top:19cm solid #c3c3c3;
}

@page
{
/* set size of printed page */
size:21cm 27cm;
margin-top:2cm;
}

@media print
{
.widows
{
widows:2;
}
}
</style>
</head>

<body>
<div class="othercontent">
<input id="widows" value="2">
<button onclick="ChangeWidows();">Change widows</button>

<p style="font-size:120%" id="p1">
Change widows and see the print preview.<br>
Line 2<br>
Line 3<br>
Line 4<br>
Line 5<br>
Line 6<br>
Line 7<br>
Line 8<br>
</p>

<div class="othercontent">

</body>
</html>

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Style Object