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# Par Element

> The par element in Vantage OCR XML output describes a paragraph of recognized text: line children plus alignment, indents, drop-cap, and spacing attributes.

A paragraph of a recognized text. Contains [line](/vantage/developer/output/xml/line-element) elements.

The tag can have the following attributes:

| Property | Data type | Description |
| :- | :- | :- |
| `dropCapCharsCount` | `integer` | The number of drop caps in the paragraph. The default value is 0. |
| `dropCap-l` | `integer` | The left coordinate of the drop cap rectangle. |
| `dropCap-t` | `integer` | The top coordinate of the drop cap rectangle. |
| `dropCap-r` | `integer` | The right coordinate of the drop cap rectangle. |
| `dropCap-b` | `integer` | The bottom coordinate of the drop cap rectangle. |
| `align` | `string` | The paragraph alignment. Possible values: `Left`, `Center`, `Right`, `Justified`. The default value is Left. |
| `leftIndent` | `integer` | The left paragraph indent. The default value is 0. |
| `rightIndent` | `integer` | The right paragraph indent. The default value is 0. |
| `startIndent` | `integer` | The indent of the first line of the paragraph. The default value is 0. |
| `lineSpacing` | `integer` | The spacing between lines. The default value is 0. |