Insert the section macro
In June 2025, Atlassian announced the upcoming deprecation of the legacy editor as well as information about converting to the cloud editor.
Before the deprecation begins in January 2026, this macro will still work. See our article on legacy editor macros for more.
Used with the Column macro to define columns on a page. See Format a Confluence Page.
Parameters
Parameter name | Required | Default | Parameter description and accepted values |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | False | If the value is |
Wiki markup example
Wiki markup is useful when you need to add a macro outside the editor, for example as custom content in the sidebar, header or footer of a space.
Macro name: section
Macro body: Rich text, consisting of one or more Column macros.
{section:border=true}
{column:width=100px}
This is the content of *column 1*.
{column}
{column}
This is the content of *column 2*.
{column}
{section}
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