How can I reduce padding in Dawn theme's featured collection?

Topic summary

Goal: Reduce the vertical space in Shopify’s Dawn theme between featured collection images and the numerical slider/pagination (e.g., “1 of 24”) on desktop and mobile.

What’s known:

  • The store owner has already minimized section padding in the theme editor; the gap persists, suggesting it may not be controlled by the standard padding setting.
  • Two screenshots were shared to illustrate the excessive gap; no public store URL was provided.

Requests/next steps:

  • Multiple respondents asked for the store URL (and password if protected) to inspect CSS/HTML and pinpoint the cause. One offered to receive it via private message.

Other posts:

  • Some replies were generic and off-topic, linking to unrelated sites and not providing actionable guidance.

Status:

  • No solution or code changes were provided. The issue remains unresolved.
  • Key action item: Share the store URL or relevant template/CSS snippets so contributors can identify the specific CSS affecting the spacing (likely within the featured collection slider/pagination area). Images are central to understanding the problem.
Summarized with AI on January 17. AI used: gpt-5.

@Maria74 - can you please share this website link?