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## ✨ `.astro` Syntax
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Astro comes with its own server-side, component-based templating language. Think of it as HTML enhanced with the full power of JavaScript.
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Learning a new syntax can be intimidating, but the `.astro` format has been carefully designed with familiarity in mind. It borrows heavily from patterns you likely already know—components, Frontmatter, and JSX-like expressions. We're confident that this guide will help you feel comfortable writing `.astro` files in no time.
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### The `.astro` format
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If you're already familiar with **HTML or JavaScript**, you'll likely feel comfortable with `.astro` files right away.
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Think of `.astro` as **component-oriented HTML**. Components are reusable, self-contained blocks of HTML and CSS that belong together.
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```html
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<!-- This is a valid Astro component -->
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta charset="UTF-8" />
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
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<title>Document</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<main>
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<h1>Hello world!</h1>
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</main>
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</body>
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</html>
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```
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```html
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<!-- This is also a valid Astro component! -->
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<main>
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<h1>Hello world!</h1>
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</main>
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```
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Developers have come up with a myriad of different techniques for composing blocks of HTML over the years, but far and away the most successful has been [JSX](https://reactjs.org/docs/introducing-jsx.html).
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We love JSX! In fact, `.astro` files borrow the highly-expressive expression syntax directly from JSX.
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```jsx
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<!-- This is an Astro component with expressions! -->
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<main>
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<h1>Hello {name}!</h1>
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<ul>
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{items.map((item) => (
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<li>{item}</li>
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))}
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</ul>
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<h2 data-hint={`Use JS template strings when you need to mix-in ${"variables"}.`}>So good!</h2>
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</main>
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```
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`.astro` files also borrow the concept of [Frontmatter](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/front-matter/) from Markdown. Instead of introducing a new HTML-oriented `import` and `export` syntax, `.astro` just uses JavaScript.
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```jsx
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---
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// This area is TypeScript (and therefore JavaScript)!
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import MyComponent from './MyComponent.astro'
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---
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta charset="UTF-8">
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
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<title>Document</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<MyComponent></MyComponent>
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</body>
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</html>
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```
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### Data and Props
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`.astro` components can define local variables inside of the Frontmatter script. These are automatically exposed to the content below.
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```jsx
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let name = 'world';
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<main>
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<h1>Hello {name}!</h1>
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</main>
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```
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`.astro` components can also accept props when they are rendered. Public props can be marked using the `export` keyword.
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Local values are overwritten when props are passed, otherwise they are considered the default value.
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```jsx
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export let greeting = 'Hello';
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export let name;
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---
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<main>
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<h1>{greeting} {name}!</h1>
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</main>
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```
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### Fragments
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At the top-level of an `.astro` file, you may render any number of elements.
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```html
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<!-- Look, no Fragment! -->
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<div id="a" />
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<div id="b" />
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<div id="c" />
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```
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Inside of an expression, you must wrap multiple elements in a Fragment. Fragments must open with `<>` and close with `</>`.
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```jsx
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<div>
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{[0, 1, 2].map((id) => (
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<>
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<div id={`a-${id}`} />
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<div id={`b-${id}`} />
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<div id={`c-${id}`} />
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</>
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))}
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</div>
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```
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### `.astro` versus `.jsx`
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`.astro` files can end up looking very similar to `.jsx` files, but there are a few key differences. Here's a comparison between the two formats.
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| Feature | Astro | JSX |
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| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
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| File extension | `.astro` | `.jsx` or `.tsx` |
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| User-Defined Components | `<Capitalized>` | `<Capitalized>` |
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| Expression Syntax | `{}` | `{}` |
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| Spread Attributes | `{...props}` | `{...props}` |
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| Boolean Attributes | `autocomplete` === `autocomplete={true}` | `autocomplete` === `autocomplete={true}` |
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| Inline Functions | `{items.map(item => <li>{item}</li>)}` | `{items.map(item => <li>{item}</li>)}` |
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| IDE Support | WIP - [VS Code][code-ext] | Phenomenal |
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| Requires JS import | No | Yes, `jsxPragma` (`React` or `h`) must be in scope |
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| Fragments | Automatic top-level, `<>` inside functions | Wrap with `<Fragment>` or `<>` |
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| Multiple frameworks per-file | Yes | No |
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| Modifying `<head>` | Just use `<head>` | Per-framework (`<Head>`, `<svelte:head>`, etc) |
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| Comment Style | `<!-- HTML -->` | `{/* JavaScript */}` |
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| Special Characters | ` ` | `{'\xa0'}` or `{String.fromCharCode(160)}` |
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| Attributes | `dash-case` | `camelCase` |
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### TODO: Composition (Slots)
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[code-ext]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=astro-build.astro-vscode
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