---
title: Section
description: Use the section component to group related content together.
keywords: ['layout', 'container', 'content', 'structure', 'page']
ready: true
source: https://github.com/primer/brand/blob/main/packages/react/src/Section/Section.tsx
storybook: '/brand/storybook/?path=/story/components-section--default'
---

```js
import {Section} from '@primer/react-brand'
```

## Examples

### Default

The default `Section` wraps its content in a semantic `<section>` element and provides default paddings.

```jsx
<Section>
  <SectionIntro align="center">
    <SectionIntro.Heading size="3">Default section</SectionIntro.Heading>
    <SectionIntro.Description>This content is wrapped in a Section component.</SectionIntro.Description>
  </SectionIntro>
</Section>
```

### With independent block paddings

```jsx
<Section paddingBlockStart="none" paddingBlockEnd="spacious">
  <SectionIntro align="center">
    <SectionIntro.Heading size="3">Custom paddings</SectionIntro.Heading>
    <SectionIntro.Description>This section has a custom padding at the top and bottom.</SectionIntro.Description>
  </SectionIntro>
</Section>
```

### With predefined background color

```jsx
<Section backgroundColor="subtle">
  <SectionIntro align="center">
    <SectionIntro.Heading size="3">Predefined background</SectionIntro.Heading>
    <SectionIntro.Description>This section has a predefined background color.</SectionIntro.Description>
  </SectionIntro>
</Section>
```

### With custom background color

```jsx
<Section backgroundColor="#2AA198">
  <SectionIntro align="center">
    <SectionIntro.Heading size="3">Custom background color</SectionIntro.Heading>
  </SectionIntro>
</Section>
```

### With background image

```jsx
<ThemeProvider colorMode="dark">
  <Section
    backgroundImageSrc="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/068634a3-926d-49b8-b949-0b1e2a204651"
    backgroundImageSize="cover"
    backgroundImagePosition="top center"
  >
    <SectionIntro align="center">
      <SectionIntro.Heading size="3">Section</SectionIntro.Heading>
      <SectionIntro.Description>This section has a custom background image.</SectionIntro.Description>
    </SectionIntro>
  </Section>
</ThemeProvider>
```

### With multiple background images

```jsx
<ThemeProvider colorMode="dark">
  <Section
    paddingBlockStart="spacious"
    paddingBlockEnd="spacious"
    backgroundColor="default"
    backgroundImageSrc={[
      'https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a7340dea-2076-42da-87a9-057f953beb83',
      'https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a28110fd-d019-41a4-8f80-b49ae8895708',
    ]}
    backgroundImagePosition={['bottom -1px center', 'center']}
    backgroundImageSize={['auto', 'cover']}
  >
    <SectionIntro align="center">
      <SectionIntro.Heading size="3">Multiple background images</SectionIntro.Heading>
    </SectionIntro>
  </Section>
  <Section backgroundColor="default">
    <SectionIntro align="center">
      <SectionIntro.Heading size="4">Another section</SectionIntro.Heading>
    </SectionIntro>
  </Section>
</ThemeProvider>
```

### With rounded corners

```jsx
<>
  <ThemeProvider colorMode="dark">
    <Section backgroundColor="default"></Section>
  </ThemeProvider>
  <Section backgroundColor="default" rounded>
    <SectionIntro align="center">
      <SectionIntro.Heading size="3">Rounded corners</SectionIntro.Heading>
      <SectionIntro.Description>
        This section has rounded top corners that overlap the previous section.
      </SectionIntro.Description>
    </SectionIntro>
  </Section>
</>
```

## Component props

### Section

| name                      | type                                                     | default     | required | description                                                                                                                                                   |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `paddingBlockStart`       | `SectionPaddingVariants \| 'ResponsiveMap'`              | `'normal'`  | `false`  | Control the padding at the top of the section.                                                                                                                |
| `paddingBlockEnd`         | `SectionPaddingVariants \| 'ResponsiveMap'`              | `'normal'`  | `false`  | Control the padding at the bottom of the section.                                                                                                             |
| `backgroundColor`         | `SectionBackgroundColors \| 'string' \| 'ResponsiveMap'` |             | `false`  | Add a background color. Use a predefined color, a CSS custom property, or a custom color value.                                                               |
| `backgroundImageSrc`      | `string` \| `string[]` `ResponsiveMap`                   |             | `false`  | Add one or more background images.                                                                                                                            |
| `backgroundImageSize`     | `string` \| `string[]` `ResponsiveMap`                   | `'cover'`   | `false`  | Control the size of the background image(s). This accepts all CSS `background-size` supported values, including keywords like `contain`.                      |
| `backgroundImagePosition` | `string` \| `string[]` `ResponsiveMap`                   | `'50%'`     | `false`  | Control the position of the background image(s). This accepts all CSS `background-position` supported values, including keywords like `top` and edge offsets. |
| `rounded`                 | `boolean`                                                | `false`     | `false`  | Adds rounded corners to the top of the section.                                                                                                               |
| `fullWidth`               | `boolean`                                                | `false`     | `false`  | Makes the container fill the entire width of the section.                                                                                                     |
| `as`                      | `'section'` \| `'div'`                                   | `'section'` | `false`  | Applies the underlying HTML element.                                                                                                                          |