hugo/docs/content/layout/go-templates.md

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Go Templates	2013-07-01	layout	80	true

Hugo uses the excellent golang html/template library for its template engine. It is an extremely lightweight engine that provides a very small amount of logic. In our experience that it is just the right amount of logic to be able to create a good static website.

This is a brief primer on using go templates. The golang docs provide more details.