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Summary
The bleed at-rule descriptor specifies the extent of the page bleed area outside the page box. This property only has effect if crop marks are enabled using the marks property.
| Related at-rule | @page |
|---|---|
| Initial value | auto |
| Media | visual, paged |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Canonical order | the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar |
Syntax
/* Keyword values */ bleed: auto; /* <length> values */ bleed: 8pt; bleed: 1cm;
Values
auto- Computes to
6ptif the value ofmarksiscrop. Otherwise it computes to zero. <length>- Specifies by how far outward, in each direction, the bleed area extends past the page box. Values may be negative, but there may be implementation-specific limits.
Formal syntax
How to read CSS syntax.auto | <length>
Example
@page {
bleed: 1cm;
}
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| CSS Paged Media Module Level 3 The definition of 'bleed' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition |