How to Print Web Pages Without Headers and Footers on Windows 11

Quick fix: Open the web page in browser. Press Ctrl + P. In the print dialog → More settings → untick Headers and footers. Click Print. The printed page omits the URL, date, page numbers in the margins. Works in Edge, Chrome, Firefox.

Browsers add headers (page title) and footers (URL, date, page numbers) when printing web pages. Most users don’t want these on printouts — especially for receipts, articles, recipes. The Print dialog has a toggle to remove them.

What causes this

Browsers add a header/footer band when printing for context. Default includes: page title, URL, date, page X of N. For polished printing (presentations, archival, gift recipes), users want clean output without this metadata. Each browser has a print toggle to remove.

Method 1: Disable in Edge print dialog

The standard route for Edge.

1. Open the web page in Microsoft Edge.
2. Press Ctrl + P. Print dialog opens.
3. In the right sidebar, click More settings (expand).
4. Find Options:
   • Untick Headers and footers.
   • Untick Background graphics (optional — removes background colors/images).
5. Preview pane shows cleaner output.
6. Click Print. Send to printer or PDF.
7. Edge remembers this setting for next time.
8. For Save as PDF: same dialog — pick “Save as PDF” in Destination dropdown.

This is the standard Edge approach.

Method 2: Disable in Chrome and Firefox

For other browsers.

1. Chrome:
   • Ctrl + P. Click More settings.
   • Under Options: untick Headers and footers.
   • Print.
2. Firefox:
   • Ctrl + P. Click More settings.
   • Under Margins dropdown: pick None. Removes margin headers/footers.
   • Or under Settings: untick all header/footer fields (title, URL, date, page count).
3. Brave / Vivaldi / Opera: all Chromium-based; same Chrome procedure.
4. Tor Browser / LibreWolf: Firefox-based; same Firefox procedure.
5. For browser without the toggle: print to PDF first, then open PDF in viewer that has cropping tools. Crop margins out.
6. For consistent default: some browsers let you set default print options globally. Check Settings → Printing.

This covers other browsers.

Method 3: Use Reader Mode or Save as PDF for cleaner output

For removing all browser chrome.

1. Reading mode: most browsers have an “Reader View” that strips formatting. Edge: click reader icon in URL bar (when available). Firefox: F9 toggles reader mode.
2. Reader mode strips: ads, navigation, sidebars, headers/footers. Just the article text.
3. Print from reader mode — output is cleanest.
4. For consistent output: Save as PDF from print dialog instead of paper. PDF can be edited (Acrobat, Foxit) to remove anything you don’t want.
5. For Edge: edge://flags → Reading view if not yet default. Some pages don’t support reader.
6. For long articles: Print Friendly & PDF (browser extension) gives more control: remove specific elements before printing, adjust font size, remove images.
7. For batch: use Printfriendly.com (web service) — paste URL, get cleaned-up printable version.

This is the cleanest output.

How to verify the fix worked

• Print preview shows page without URL, date, or page numbers in margins.
• Printed output (or PDF) has clean edges.
• Setting persists in browser for next print.

If none of these work

If headers persist: Browser version: ensure browser updated. Old versions may have setting in different location. Specific site overrides: some sites use CSS print styles that include their own headers. The browser toggle removes browser-level only, not site-level. For specific page: use Reader View or copy text to Word for clean print. For PDF saved from web: open in PDF editor, edit/remove. For corporate printing constraints: print server may add headers. Contact IT. For long-form documents: don’t print web pages; download as PDF / DOCX if site offers. For consistent “page X of N” needed for legal docs: leave headers/footers on. Some legal printouts require them.

Bottom line: Ctrl + P → More settings → untick Headers and footers. Works in Edge, Chrome, Firefox. Use Reader View for cleanest output. Save as PDF for editable archival.