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 :
    Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Opera Google Chrome Apple Safari
    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;
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