# orphans, widows attribute

Type: | number
Inherited: | yes
Used By: | Text Blocks
Default: | 2
See: | page-break-inside

The ORPANS and widows attribute control how a paragraph is split at the end of the page.
Assuming the page-break-inside attribute is left at it's default of "auto", when a paragraph is too long to fit on the remainder of the page it may be split into two. The orphans attribute specifies the minimum number of lines of text that must be left at the bottom of the page if the paragraph is split, and the widows attribute specifies the minimum number of lines that must be drawn at the top of the new page.