The CSS reference

"orphans" - css property (v. css 2)

• Indicates the minimum number of lines that must be left at the bottom of a page when a page break occurs inside an element
• Initial value: 2
• The property is inherited
• HTML usage: block-level elements
• The value has to be an positive interger or 'inherit'
• Browsers that support the orphans - property :
  
  
  Browser deviation:
  • Firefox do not support this property.

Javascript access:

// To SET values ([o] is the target object)
[o].style.orphans="orphans value"
// To GET values you must first get the computed style object
// To get that object in IE or Opera:
var cStyle=[o].currentStyle;
// To get that object in Firefox, Chrome or Safari (w3c-type):
var cStyle=window.getComputedStyle([o],null)
// To GET the property value:;
var value=cStyle.orphans;