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`:first` CSS pseudo-class

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The :first CSS pseudo-class, used with the @page at-rule, represents the first page of a printed document. (See :first-child for general first element of a node.)

/* Selects the first page when printing */
@page :first {
  margin-left: 50%;
  margin-top: 50%;
}

[!NOTE] You can’t change all CSS properties with this pseudo-class. You can only change the margins, orphans, widows, and page breaks of the document. Furthermore, you may only use absolute-length units when defining the margins. All other properties will be ignored.

Syntax

:first {
  /* ... */
}

Examples

Using :first for page print styles

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 at the default position:

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

@page :first {
  size: 8.5in 11in;
  margin-left: 3in;
  margin-top: 5in;
}

p {
  page-break-after: always;
  font: 1.2em sans-serif;
}

document.querySelector("button").addEventListener("click", () => {
  window.print();
});
Interactive exampleOpen the canonical MDN source to run this embedded demo.

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

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