# Elevation

Shadows, layers and z-indices for raised canvas elements.

Section: foundations
Docs: https://nebula.kaluza.com/foundations/elevation

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## Overview

Elevation describes how elements are raised from a canvas in order to communicate priority, importance or position.
Raising elements can be applied in both a visual form, e.g. a [Card](/components/card/) shadow or a functional way, e.g. a z-index on a modal.

## Shadows

_Theme tokens for this component are configurable via `createTheme`. See the theme guide: https://nebula.kaluza.com/guides/theme_