Web/CSS/ left

The :left CSS pseudo-class, used with the @page at-rule, represents all left-hand pages of a printed document.

/* Selects any left-hand pages when printing */
@page :left {
  margin: 2in 3in;
}

Whether a given page is "left" or "right" is determined by the major writing direction of the document. For example, if the first page has a major writing direction of left-to-right then it will be a :right page; if it has a major writing direction of right-to-left then it will be a :left page.

Note: This pseudo-class can be used to change only the margin, padding, border, and background properties of the page box. All other properties will be ignored, and only the page box, not the document content on the page, will be affected.

Syntax

:left

Examples

Setting a margin for left-hand pages

@page :left {
  margin: 2in 3in;
}

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
Left-hand page pseudo-class (`:left`)	Chrome Full support 6	Edge Full support 12	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 8	Opera Full support 9.2	Safari Full support 5.1	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 6	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

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Full support: Full support
No support: No support