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title: "TypoScript syntax"
manual: "TypoScript Explained"
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# TypoScript syntax {#syntax}

This chapter is about the syntax of TypoScript: The rules you must obey in order to
store configuration in this structure.

-   [Identifiers](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:identifiers@main)
-   [Code blocks](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:code-blocks@main)
-   [Operators](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:operators-in-the-typoscript-syntax@main)
-   [Comments](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:comments@main)
-   [Conditions](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:conditions-in-the-typoscript-syntax@main)
-   [File imports](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:file-imports@main)
-   [String formats](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:typoscript-string-formats@main)
-   [TSconfig differences](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:differences-in-the-syntax-between-tsconfig-and-frontend-typoscript@main)