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# Paragraphs array elements

> Paragraphs array elements in the ABBYY FineReader Engine JSON schema content object — paragraph function, formatting, and list membership.

Elements of the paragraphs array are objects describing paragraphs of text. When a paragraph is detected, its function on that page is specified. Additionally, information about the formatting of text in that region and about whether the paragraph belongs to a list is also recorded.

<table><thead><tr><th><p><strong>Property</strong></p></th><th><p><strong>Data type</strong></p></th><th><p><strong>Description</strong></p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>id</strong></p></td><td><p>string</p></td><td><p>The identifier of the paragraph in a document.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>role</strong></p></td><td><p>string enum</p></td><td><p>The function of the paragraph in the document.</p><p>Possible values:</p><ul><li>other</li><li>text</li><li>heading</li><li>headingNumber</li><li>tableOfContents</li><li>tableText</li><li>runningTitle</li><li>endNote</li><li>footNote</li><li>tableCaption</li><li>tableHeading</li><li>pictureCaption</li><li>artefact</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><a href="/fine-reader/engine/specifications/export-formats/json-schema-description/content-object/paragraphs-array-elements/formatting-object">formatting</a></strong></p></td><td><p>object</p></td><td><p>The paragraph formatting.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><a href="/fine-reader/engine/specifications/export-formats/json-schema-description/content-object/paragraphs-array-elements/layoutreferences-array-elements">layoutReferences</a></strong></p></td><td><p>object array</p></td><td><p>An array of objects that determine the mapping between parts of the paragraph and text blocks on a page, as well as specifying the location of the paragraph in the document's logical structure.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>text</strong></p></td><td><p>string</p></td><td><p>The paragraph text.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><a href="/fine-reader/engine/specifications/export-formats/json-schema-description/content-object/paragraphs-array-elements/listreference-object">listReference</a></strong></p></td><td><p>object</p></td><td><p>If the paragraph belongs to a list, this object specifies the level of the list to which the paragraph belongs, as well as the location of the paragraph in that list.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>