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 keywords: []
 aliases: [/templates/overview/,/templates/content]
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+
+A template is an HTML file with [template actions](/getting-started/glossary/#template-action), located within the layouts directory of a project, theme, or module. Visit the topics below, in the order presented, to understand template selection and creation.