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CSS widows & orphans

CSS widows and orphans are properties that let you control when lines break across pages or columns. You define the number of lines that must be left before or after the break.

Last updated on : 2023-03-20

Browser Versions

Edge

Firefox

Chrome

Safari

Opera

5.5 - 7

8 - 11

12 - 111

2 - 113

4 - 24

25 - 114

3.2 - 6

7.1 - 16.4

9.5 - 95

Fully Supported

Partially

No Support

Browser Compatibility

CSS widows & orphans on IE is fully supported on 8-11, and not supported on 5.5-7 IE versions.

CSS widows & orphans on Edge is fully supported on all Edge versions.

CSS widows & orphans on Firefox is not supported on any Firefox versions.

CSS widows & orphans on Chrome is fully supported on 25-114, and not supported on 4-24 Chrome versions.

CSS widows & orphans on Safari is fully supported on 7.1-16.4, and not supported on 3.2-6 Safari versions.

CSS widows & orphans on Opera is fully supported on all Opera versions.

CSS widows & orphans on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 7-16.4, and not supported on 3.2-6 Safari on iOS versions.

CSS widows & orphans on Android Browser is fully supported on 4.4-111, and not supported on 2.1-4 Android Browser versions.

CSS widows & orphans on Opera Mobile is fully supported on 12.1-73, and not supported on 10-12 Opera Mobile versions.

CSS widows & orphans on Chrome for Android is fully supported on all Chrome for Android versions.

CSS widows & orphans on Firefox for Android is not supported on any Firefox for Android versions.

CSS widows & orphans on Samsung Internet is fully supported on all Samsung Internet versions.

Browser Support for CSS widows & orphans

CSS widows & orphans on Chrome

CSS widows & orphans on Safari

CSS widows & orphans on Firefox

CSS widows & orphans on Internet Explorer

CSS widows & orphans on Opera

CSS widows & orphans on Edge

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Overall Browser Compatibility Score

Note:CSS widows & orphans shows a browser compatibility score of 83. This is a collective score out of 100 to represent browser support of a web technology. The higher this score is, the greater is the browser compatibility. The browser compatibility score is not a 100% reflection for every browser and the web technology support. However, it does give you an estimate on how much you should rely on a particular web technology in terms of browser compatibility.

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