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# ParagraphStyle Element

> The paragraphStyle element in Vantage OCR XML output describes formatting for a single paragraph: includes a fontStyle child and paragraph-level attributes.

The **paragraphStyle** element describes the formatting style for a single paragraph. Includes a **fontStyle** element. Has the following attributes:

| Property             | Data type | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| :------------------- | :-------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `id` \*              | `string`  | The identifier of the paragraph in a document.                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `name` \*            | `string`  | The name of the paragraph style.                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `mainFontStyleId` \* | `string`  | The main font style of the paragraph.                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| `role` \*            | `string`  | The function of the paragraph in the document. Possible values: `text`, `tableText`, `heading`, `tableHeading`, `pictureCaption`, `tableCaption`, `contents`, `footNote`, `endNote`, `rt`, `garb`, `other`, `barcode`, `headingNumber` |
| `roleLevel`          | `integer` | The role level. The default value is -1, which means that the level is not available for this role.                                                                                                                                    |
| `align` \*           | `string`  | The paragraph alignment. Possible values: `Left`, `Center`, `Right`, `Justified`, `Unknown`. The default value is Left.                                                                                                                |
| `indentLeft`         | `integer` | The left indent. The default value is 0.                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `indentRight`        | `integer` | The right indent. The default value is 0.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| `indentFirst`        | `integer` | The first line indent. The default value is 0.                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `lineSpacing`        | `integer` | The space between lines. The default value is -1, which indicates automatic line spacing.                                                                                                                                              |

## FontStyle Element

The **fontStyle** element describes the formatting style for fonts used in paragraphs. Has the following attributes:

| Property          | Data type | Description                                         |
| :---------------- | :-------- | :-------------------------------------------------- |
| `id` \*           | `string`  | The identifier of the font style.                   |
| `italic`          | `boolean` | Indicates that a font style is italic.              |
| `bold`            | `boolean` | Indicates that a font style is bold.                |
| `underline`       | `boolean` | Indicates that a font style is underlined.          |
| `strikeout`       | `boolean` | Indicates that a font style is strikeout.           |
| `smallcaps`       | `boolean` | Indicates that a font is small caps.                |
| `scaling`         | `integer` | The scaling of the font. The default value is 1000. |
| `spacing`         | `boolean` | The character spacing. The default value is 0.      |
| `color`           | `boolean` | The font color. The default value is 0.             |
| `backgroundColor` | `boolean` | The background color. The default value is 0.       |
| `ff` \*           | `string`  | The name of the font.                               |
| `fs` \*           | `float`   | The size of the font.                               |

\* Indicates a required property.