Components Anchor
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Anchor Bookend Prose
Opening slide. Dark canvas, centered, no chrome.
First slide of every deck. Sets the topic and the visual tone. Suppresses header, footer, and pagination (or use the universal silent modifier for the same effect in one token).
When to use
- First slide of every deck. Sets topic, audience, and visual tone in one glance. The dark canvas anchors the deck visually so subsequent slides feel like a continuous document.
- Brand or section bookends. Pair with
divider(mid-deck section breaks) andclosing(the final slide) for the full anchor trio. All three share the dark-bookend treatment. - Pitch and proposal openings. When the audience needs the headline and the framing line before any data. The subtitle paragraph is where the framing line goes.
When not to use
- Mid-deck statements. Use
big-numberorcontentfor emphatic statements inside a deck. Reaching for the title chrome mid-deck breaks the bookend signal. - Multi-line h1. Keep the h1 to one editorial line. The layout is centered and large — two-line titles get cramped and lose impact.
- Header or footer overrides. Don't add back
_header:or_footer:on a title slide. The dark canvas is meant to be uninterrupted; chrome belongs on body slides.
Slots
| Slot | Selector | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
heading | h1 | yes | Deck title. |
eyebrow | p > code | no | Optional category label below the h1 (inline-code paragraph). |
subtitle | p | no | Optional plain-paragraph subtitle below the eyebrow. |
Anatomy
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [dark background] │
│ │
│ EYEBROW LABEL │
│ │
│ Display Title Here │
│ Subtitle or tagline │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘