# Surface

A quiet container with semantic elevation and token-based padding.

Connect Flood once using [the installation guide](https://flood.md/docs/installation). Then import the components you use; no per-component add command is needed.

## Example

```tsx
"use client";

import { FloodRoot, Surface, Text } from "@flood-md/react";
import "@flood-md/react/styles.css";

export function Example() {
  return (
    <FloodRoot>
      <Surface elevation="raised" padding="6">
        <Text>Everything in its place.</Text>
      </Surface>
    </FloodRoot>
  );
}
```

## Design notes

- Elevation describes appearance. Overlay does not create a dialog, portal or focus trap.
- Prefer grouping and spacing before adding more nested containers.

## API reference

| Prop | Values | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `elevation` | `"default" \| "raised" \| "overlay"` | `"default"` |
| `padding` | `"0" \| "1" \| "2" \| "3" \| "4" \| "6" \| "8" \| "12"` | `"6"` |
| `Native HTML props` | `HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>` | `Forwarded` |