# layout.section

A part of a page made of separate blocks, with or without a title: a section under its heading, the cards in a column, a panel’s contents

Component: [`<Layout>`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/components/layout.md) · Renders: `<section>` · Profile: [UI](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md)

## Example

```tsx
<Layout intent="layout.section">
  …
</Layout>
```

## Choosing between neighbours

Find the row that describes your element, and use the intent on the right.

| If it is for… | Use |
|---|---|
| A part of a page made of separate blocks, with or without a title: a section under its heading, the cards in a column, a panel’s contents | `layout.section` (this page) |
| A few lines that read as one thing, like a heading and its text | [`layout.group`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/layout/group.md) |
| The top of a section inside a page (rather than [`layout.header`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/layout/header.md)) | `layout.section` (this page) |
| The end of a section (rather than [`layout.footer`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/layout/footer.md)) | `layout.section` (this page) |
| Separate blocks in a region, spaced apart (rather than [`layout.group`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/layout/group.md)) | `layout.section` (this page) |
| Content someone needs to read to the end (rather than [`layout.peek`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/layout/peek.md)) | `layout.section` (this page) |
| Content that is always shown (rather than [`layout.disclosure`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/layout/disclosure.md)) | `layout.section` (this page) |

## Connections

Declared in the registry, both directions. Where an intent is used in your own code is something check and the gallery see; this site has no app code.

- Built from: [`arrange.stack`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md#arrange-stack)
- Used to build: [`layout.feature.copy`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/layout/feature-copy.md)

## For registry authors

**Starter intents.** These are the intents `prongs add` puts in your registry, shown in this site’s theme. Yours are your own `registry.ts`: rename, restyle and add to them, and see them with `prongs add gallery`.

What this intent is built from and its entry in `components/prongs/registry.ts`. You only need this to change how it looks or to add an intent like it.

How layout.section resolves, and its definition

Each layer adds to the one before it; a later class wins over an earlier one that sets the same thing.

- [`arrange.stack`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md#arrange-stack) — Children in a column, free to shrink inside a row or grid

  ```
  flex min-w-0 flex-col
  ```

- `layout.section` (this page) — A part of a page made of separate blocks, with or without a title: a section under its heading, the cards in a column, a panel’s contents

  ```
  gap-4 [&>h2+p]:-mt-2 [&>h3:not(:first-child)]:mt-4
  [&>h3+*]:-mt-2
  ```

Final classes

```
flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-4 [&>h2+p]:-mt-2
[&>h3:not(:first-child)]:mt-4 [&>h3+*]:-mt-2
```

Definition

```ts
'layout.section': {
  kind: 'semantic',
  description: 'A part of a page made of separate blocks, with or without a title: a section under its heading, the cards in a column, a panel’s contents',
  refs: ['arrange.stack'],
  binding: {
    element: 'section',
    classes: 'gap-4 [&>h2+p]:-mt-2 [&>h3:not(:first-child)]:mt-4 [&>h3+*]:-mt-2',
  },
  notFor: [
    {
      context: 'a few lines that read as one thing, like a heading and its text',
      instead: 'layout.group',
    },
  ],
},
```