The orphans CSS property sets the minimum number of lines in a block container that must be shown at the bottom of a page, region, or column.
In typography, an orphan is the first line of a paragraph that appears alone at the bottom of a page. (The paragraph continues on a following page.)
Syntax
/* <integer> values */ orphans: 2; orphans: 3; /* Global values */ orphans: inherit; orphans: initial; orphans: revert; orphans: revert-layer; orphans: unset;
Values
<integer>-
The minimum number of lines that can stay by themselves at the bottom of a fragment before a fragmentation break. The value must be positive.
Formal definition
| Initial value | 2 |
|---|---|
| Applies to | block containers that establish an inline formatting context |
| Inherited | yes |
| Computed value | specified integer |
| Animation type | by computed value type |
Formal syntax
<integer [1,∞]>
Examples
Setting a minimum orphan size of three lines
HTML
<div>
<p>This is the first paragraph containing some text.</p>
<p>
This is the second paragraph containing some more text than the first one.
It is used to demonstrate how orphans work.
</p>
<p>
This is the third paragraph. It has a little bit more text than the first
one.
</p>
</div>
CSS
div {
background-color: #8cffa0;
height: 150px;
columns: 3;
orphans: 3;
}
p {
background-color: #8ca0ff;
}
p:first-child {
margin-top: 0;
}