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# Section

The component for organizing an article into sections.

```
object Section
```

## Discussion

A `section` is a full-width container component that lets you nest components so you can divide a large article into separate parts with potentially different styling. You can also use the `section` component to divide large chapters.

The `section` component is a structural component intended to organize an entire article, so you generally use it in the `components` array in the [`ArticleDocument`](/documentation/AppleNewsFormat/ArticleDocument) properties. The overall height of a section is determined by the height of its child components.

> Note:
> The `section` component has the same properties as the `chapter` component, so you can use the one that fits best for your content.

### Example

```json
{
  "components": [
    {
      "role": "section",
      "components": [
        {
          "role": "header",
          "style": {
            "fill": {
              "type": "image",
              "URL": "bundle://header.jpg",
              "fillMode": "cover",
              "verticalAlignment": "top",
              "horizontalAlignment": "center"
            }
          },
          "layout": {
            "minimumHeight": "75cw"
          },
          "components": [
            {
              "role": "title",
              "text": "Article Title",
              "anchor": {
                "targetAnchorPosition": "center"
              },
              "textStyle": {
                "textAlignment": "center"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## See Also

  <doc://com.apple.applenews/documentation/AppleNews/about-containers>

  <doc://com.apple.applenews/documentation/AppleNews/adding-parallax-behavior>

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`Container`](/documentation/AppleNewsFormat/Container)

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