break-after
Utilities for controlling how a column or page should break after an element.
| Class | Styles |
|---|---|
break-after-auto | |
break-after: auto; |
|
| break-after-avoid |
break-after: avoid;
|
| break-after-all |
break-after: all;
|
| break-after-avoid-page |
break-after: avoid-page;
|
| break-after-page |
break-after: page;
|
| break-after-left |
break-after: left;
|
| break-after-right |
break-after: right;
|
| break-after-column |
break-after: column;
|
Use utilities like break-after-column and break-after-page to control how a column or page break should behave after an element:
<div class="columns-2"> <p>Well, let me tell you something, ...</p> <p class="break-after-column">Sure, go ahead, laugh...</p> <p>Maybe we can live without...</p> <p>Look. If you think this is...</p></div>
Prefix a break-after utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:
<div class="break-after-column md:break-after-auto ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.
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