CSS - :first

The :first @page CSS pseudo-class describes the styling of the first page when printing a document.

Example

 

HTML

HTML
<p>First Page.</p>
<p>Second Page.</p>
<button>Print!</button>

CSS

CSS
@page :first {
  margin-left: 50%;
  margin-top: 50%;
}

p {
  page-break-after: always;
}

JavaScript

JavaScript
document.querySelector("button").onclick = function(){ window.print() }

Result

Press the "Print!" button to print the example. The words on the first page should be somewhere around the center, while other pages will have their contents on the default position.

Note: you may only use the absolute length units when defining the margin. Please see the page about length for more information.

Syntax  

CSS
:first <a title="Curly braces" href="css/value_definition_syntax#curly_braces_(.7b_.7d)">{</a> <var>style properties</var> <a title="Curly braces" href="css/value_definition_syntax#curly_braces_(.7b_.7d)">}</a>

Description  

The :first @page CSS pseudo-class describes the styling of the first page when printing a document.

Note: you cannot change all CSS properties. You can only change the margins, orphans, widows, and page breaks of the document. All other CSS properties will be ignored.

Browser Compatibility  

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support ? No support 8.0 9.2 ?
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support ? No support ? ? ?

See Also  

Specifications  

Specification Status Comment
CSS Paged Media Module Level 3
The definition of ':first' in that specification.		 Working Draft No change
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1)
The definition of ':first' in that specification.		 Recommendation Initial definition

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/css/:first

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