XSL-FO block Object
Definition and Usage
The <fo:block> object defines an output block. A block is an output sequence within a rectangular box.
The <fo:block> object is used for formatting paragraphs, headings, titles, etc.
Syntax
Attributes
| Attribute [A-J] | Attribute [K-Z] |
|---|---|
| azimuth | keep-together |
| background-attachment | keep-with-next |
| background-color | keep-with-previous |
| background-image | language |
| background-repeat | last-line-end-indent |
| background-position-horizontal | left |
| background-position-vertical | linefeed-treatment |
| border-after-color | line-height |
| border-after-style | line-height-shift-adjustment |
| border-after-width | line-stacking-strategy |
| border-before-color | margin-bottom |
| border-before-style | margin-left |
| border-before-width | margin-right |
| border-bottom-color | margin-top |
| border-bottom-style | orphans |
| border-bottom-width | padding-after |
| border-end-color | padding-before |
| border-end-style | padding-bottom |
| border-end-width | padding-end |
| border-left-color | padding-left |
| border-left-style | padding-right |
| border-left-width | padding-start |
| border-right-color | padding-top |
| border-right-style | pause-after |
| border-right-width | pause-before |
| border-start-color | pitch |
| border-start-style | pitch-range |
| border-start-width | play-during |
| border-top-color | relative-position |
| border-top-style | richness |
| border-top-width | right |
| bottom | role |
| break-after | script |
| break-before | source-document |
| color | space-after |
| country | space-before |
| cue-after | span |
| cue-before | speak |
| elevation | speak-header |
| end-indent | speak-numeral |
| font-family | speak-punctuation |
| font-selection-strategy | speech-rate |
| font-size | start-indent |
| font-size-adjust | stress |
| font-stretch | text-align |
| font-style | text-align-last |
| font-variant | text-altitude |
| font-weight | text-depth |
| hyphenate | text-indent |
| hyphenation-character | top |
| hyphenation-keep | visibility |
| hyphenation-ladder-count | voice-family |
| hyphenation-push-character-count | volume |
| hyphenation-remain-character-count | white-space-collapse |
| id | white-space-treatment |
| intrusion-displace | widows |
| wrap-option |
Example 1
Blocks are output sequences within rectangular frames:
Example 2
Blocks are independently stylable output sequences:
Example 3
Result:
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