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Hi,

I just wonder if this is possible. When i print a page from my localhost or web, the html link information is printed at the end of the page. How can disable it?

Thanks

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There are two different things people mean by "the link printed at the end": (a) the page's own anchor text or link list being printed as part of the content, and (b) the browser/driver automatically adding a header or footer with the page URL, date and page numbers. offered a print stylesheet approach and pointed to browser settings; the important point is that headers/footers inserted by the browser or printer are a user/UA-level feature and cannot be reliably suppressed from inside page markup alone.

Practical options that work reliably today:

  • Ask users to disable "headers and footers" (or equivalent) in their browser print dialog when printing a page. This is the simplest end-user fix.
  • For dependable, controlled output across users, produce a printable PDF (server-side or via headless browsers) or a dedicated print view. Tools like headless Chrome/Puppeteer or wkhtmltopdf generate PDF output that does not include the browser UI headers unless explicitly added.
  • For advanced multi-page layout control, use CSS Paged Media features and a renderer that supports them (see W3C CSS Paged Media); commercial renderers (Prince, Antenna House) implement running headers/footers under page control rather than the UA adding them.
    Also check the physical printer/driver settings — some printers stamp job info regardless of browser settings.

Further reading: MDN on print styles and the @page rule (, @page) and the W3C spec for CSS Paged Media (CSS Page Module).

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Member Avatar for essential

You'll need to add some style rule in your page:

<html>
<head>
<title>Test Page</title>
<style type="text/css">
<!--

@media print { 
/* Applies to all the links in the page */
a { display : none; }

/* or if you just need to disable specific link */
a#someLinkId { display : none; }
} 

@media screen { 
a { display : inline; }
}

-->
</style>
</head>
<body>
<a id="someLinkId" href="somepage.html">Link with specified ID</a>
<br>
<a href="somepage.html">Link without ID</a>
</body>
</html>
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I think should be a bit more specific.

I mean, When i select "Print" from "File" menu from IE or Firefox, the printed paper has the link of the current printed page at the bottom of the A4 paper. I don't want it to be printed on paper.

Thanks

Member Avatar for JPByD

This is a computer specific issue. To remove the tag in IE go to File - Page setup, the footer field should show something like: &u&b&d. Delete this and close window. Try printing and the footer with the pagelink should not be there.

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solved thanks

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