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Glossary Term

orphans

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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.)

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.

Syntax example: orphans: 2;

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