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---
title: collections.Merge
description: Returns the result of merging two or more maps.
categories: []
keywords: []
action:
aliases: [merge]
related:
- functions/collections/Append
returnType: any
signatures: [collections.Merge MAP MAP...]
aliases: [/functions/merge]
---
Returns the result of merging two or more maps from left to right. If a key already exists, `merge` updates its value. If a key is absent, `merge` inserts the value under the new key.
Key handling is case-insensitive.
The following examples use these map definitions:
```go-html-template
{{ $m1 := dict "x" "foo" }}
{{ $m2 := dict "x" "bar" "y" "wibble" }}
{{ $m3 := dict "x" "baz" "y" "wobble" "z" (dict "a" "huey") }}
```
Example 1
```go-html-template
{{ $merged := merge $m1 $m2 $m3 }}
{{ $merged.x }} → baz
{{ $merged.y }} → wobble
{{ $merged.z.a }} → huey
```
Example 2
```go-html-template
{{ $merged := merge $m3 $m2 $m1 }}
{{ $merged.x }} → foo
{{ $merged.y }} → wibble
{{ $merged.z.a }} → huey
```
Example 3
```go-html-template
{{ $merged := merge $m2 $m3 $m1 }}
{{ $merged.x }} → foo
{{ $merged.y }} → wobble
{{ $merged.z.a }} → huey
```
Example 4
```go-html-template
{{ $merged := merge $m1 $m3 $m2 }}
{{ $merged.x }} → bar
{{ $merged.y }} → wibble
{{ $merged.z.a }} → huey
```
{{% note %}}
Regardless of depth, merging only applies to maps. For slices, use [append](/functions/collections/append).
{{% /note %}}