# Section

The `<Section>` tag is required for all components. It is a block-level tag that renders as an element in the outputted HTML.

```jsx
<Section dataRef={content.section} enableHeader={true}>
...
</Section>
```

## Attributes

* **dataRef**: DataLocator - The data-element storing the Section's configuration
* **className**: string (optional) - A hard-coded class name to add to the rendered element (Default: none)
* **defaultPaddingTop**: number (optional) - A number from 0-10 indicating the default top padding of the Section Box-Wrapper (Default: `8`)
* **defaultPaddingRight**: number (optional) - A number from 0-10 indicating the default right padding of the Section Box-Wrapper (Default: `2`)
* **defaultPaddingBottom**: number (optional) - A number from 0-10 indicating the default bottom padding of the Section Box-Wrapper (Default: `8`)
* **defaultPaddingLeft**: number (optional) - A number from 0-10 indicating the default left padding of the Section Box-Wrapper (Default: `2`)
* **defaultMaxWidth**: number (optional) - A number indicating the default max width in px of the Section Box-Wrapper (Default: `1200`)
* **defaultTextAlignment**: string (optional) - A string (`"left"`, `"right"`, or `"center"`) indicating the default alignment of the Section Box-Wrapper (Default: `"center"`)
* **defaultTextTheme**: string (optional) - A string (`"dark-bg"` or `"light-bg"`) indicating the default text theme to use for the component
* **defaultBackgroundColor**: string (optional) - A CSS color value indicating the default background color (Default: none)
* **enableHeader**: boolean (optional) - When true, allows content authors to add a section-header to this section type (Default: `false)`
* **location**: Array\<string> (optional) - Where the component can appear; can include `'header'`, `'main'`, and `'footer'` (Default: `['main']`)
* **properties**: Array<\[object]> (optional) - defines properties that content authors can configure within the page editor. For details see [custom properties](/docs/features/properties.md).


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