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title: "Fluid"
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# Fluid {#fluid}

Fluid is a templating engine commonly used within TYPO3.

**Table of contents**

-   [Introduction to Fluid](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:introduction-to-fluid@12.4)
-   [Fluid syntax](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:fluid-syntax-1@12.4)
-   [Using Fluid in TYPO3](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:using-fluid-in-typo3@12.4)
-   [cObject ViewHelper](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:cobject-viewhelper@12.4)
-   [Property additionalAttributes](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:property-additionalattributes@12.4)
-   [Developing a custom ViewHelper](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:developing-a-custom-viewhelper@12.4)
-   [ViewHelper reference](https://docs.typo3.org/other/typo3/view-helper-reference/main/en-us/)
-   [Fluid Versions](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:fluid-versions-1@12.4)