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:first

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

HTML

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

CSS

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

p {
  page-break-after: always;
}

JavaScript

document.querySelector("button").addEventListener('click', () => {
  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 at the default position.

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.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
First page pseudo-class (`:first`)	18	12	No	8	9.2	6

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
First page pseudo-class (`:first`)	4.4	18	No	10.1	6	1.0