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1. Layout
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Layout

break-before

Utilities for controlling how a column or page should break before an element.

| Class | Styles | | --- | --- | | break-before-auto | break-before: auto; | | break-before-avoid | break-before: avoid; | | break-before-all | break-before: all; | | break-before-avoid-page | break-before: avoid-page; | | break-before-page | break-before: page; | | break-before-left | break-before: left; | | break-before-right | break-before: right; | | break-before-column | break-before: column; |

Examples

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Basic example

Use utilities like break-before-column and break-before-page to control how a column or page break should behave before an element:

<div class="columns-2">  <p>Well, let me tell you something, ...</p>  <p class="break-before-column">Sure, go ahead, laugh...</p>  <p>Maybe we can live without...</p>  <p>Look. If you think this is...</p></div>

Responsive design

Prefix a break-before utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<div class="break-before-column md:break-before-auto ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation .

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  • Basic example

  • Responsive design

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