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break-before

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

Quick reference

ClassStyles
break-before-autobreak-before: auto;
break-before-avoidbreak-before: avoid;
break-before-allbreak-before: all;
break-before-avoid-pagebreak-before: avoid-page;
break-before-pagebreak-before: page;
break-before-leftbreak-before: left;
break-before-rightbreak-before: right;
break-before-columnbreak-before: column;

Source: https://tailwindcss.com/guide/break-before

Examples

Basic example

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

html
<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:

html
<div class="break-before-column md:break-before-auto ...">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.

Released under the MIT License.