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How to Start a New Page in LaTeX

Write \newpage to end the page and continue on the next one. Use \clearpage instead when figures or tables are waiting: it prints them first, then starts the new page. \pagebreak also breaks the page but stretches the text to fill it.

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Page break commands

  • \newpage
    Text mode, no math preview

    End the page here; the rest of the page stays empty.

  • \clearpage
    Text mode, no math preview

    Like \newpage, but first prints all pending figures and tables.

  • \cleardoublepage
    Text mode, no math preview

    In two-sided documents, continue on the next right-hand (odd) page.

  • \pagebreak
    Text mode, no math preview

    Break the page and spread the text over it (justified page).

  • \nopagebreak
    Text mode, no math preview

    Discourage a break at this point.

  • \allowdisplaybreaks
    Text mode, no math preview

    amsmath: let long align blocks continue on the next page.

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Templates

New page and page break examples

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  • Equation that may split over pages

    ( x + 1 ) 3 = ( x + 1 ) ( x + 1 ) 2 = ( x + 1 ) ( x 2 + 2 x + 1 ) = x 3 + 3 x 2 + 3 x + 1
    LaTeX
    \begin{aligned} (x+1)^3 &= (x+1)(x+1)^2 \\ &= (x+1)(x^2+2x+1) \\ &= x^3 + 3x^2 + 3x + 1 \end{aligned}

    With \allowdisplaybreaks a long align like this may break between lines.

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  • Sum formula

    ∑ k = 1 n k = n ( n + 1 ) 2
    LaTeX
    \sum_{k=1}^{n} k = \frac{n(n+1)}{2}
    Edit hereOpen in editor

In a LaTeX document

These commands work in the text of a .tex document (Overleaf, TeX Live, MiKTeX), not inside math. The box on the right shows what the compiled PDF looks like.

  • Title page on its own

    LaTeX
    \maketitle
\newpage
\tableofcontents
\newpage
\section{Introduction}

  • Flush figures before a new chapter

    LaTeX
    \begin{figure}[t] ... \end{figure}
Text of the section.
\clearpage
\section{Results}

  • Allow page breaks inside align

    LaTeX
    \usepackage{amsmath}
\allowdisplaybreaks
...
\begin{align}
  a &= b + c \\
  &= d \\
  &= e
\end{align}

\newpage or \clearpage

Both end the current page. The difference is floats: figures and tables that LaTeX has not placed yet. \newpage leaves them in the queue, so they may appear several pages later; \clearpage prints them all on pages of their own before continuing. Use \clearpage before a new chapter or appendix.

\cleardoublepage does the same and, in two-sided books, adds a blank page if needed so the next part starts on a right-hand page.

Why \newpage seems not to work

In two-column layouts \newpage ends the column, not the page; use \clearpage. Two \newpage in a row do not make a blank page, because the second finds an empty page; write \newpage\null\newpage for an intentionally blank one. Inside a figure or a box, page breaks are ignored.

Common mistakes

  • An empty page is skipped; \null puts invisible content on it.

    Instead of
    \newpage\newpage
    Write
    \newpage\null\newpage

  • In twocolumn mode \newpage only moves to the next column.

    Instead of
    \newpage  (two columns)
    Write
    \clearpage

  • \pagebreak stretches the text to the bottom, leaving large gaps between paragraphs.

    Instead of
    \pagebreak  (for a short page)
    Write
    \newpage

In Overleaf, MathJax and Word

  • Overleaf and pdfLaTeX

    All commands work without packages; \allowdisplaybreaks needs amsmath. The PDF preview shows the result after recompiling.

  • MathJax and KaTeX

    Web renderers have no pages, so page breaks do not apply; in Markdown exported to PDF, use the converter's page-break syntax.

  • Microsoft Word

    In Word insert a page break with Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Cmd+Enter (Mac).

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New page and page break in LaTeX: questions

How do I start a new page in LaTeX?
Use \newpage, or \clearpage if figures and tables should be printed first.
How do I start a new page in Overleaf?
The same commands; Overleaf compiles standard LaTeX.
How do I add a blank page?
\newpage\null\newpage.
Can an equation continue on the next page?
Yes, in align with \allowdisplaybreaks in the preamble.

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