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orphans-and-widows

The handling of orphans and widows in paragraphs.

Availability

Available in: Paragraph, Headers and Footers, Footnotes Area, Figures, Figure Captions, Divider, Block, List, Table, Table Cell, Table of Contents, Table of Contents Item

Type

Symbol

Available values

Value Description
allowed Orphans and widows are kept.
prevented Orphans and widows are prevented if possible. Used as default.

Default value

prevented

Inherited

Yes.

Example

block-code {
  orphans-and-widows:   allowed
}

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