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description: Declarative HTML templates rendered by a DOM-based engine, in the browser and on the server.
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# @temples

`@temples` or `templ(at)es` are templates for HTML that you won't hate.

- @temples templates are **plain valid HTML markup** where any HTML tag is simply decorated with a few `data-bind` attributes: — your IDE and your designers recognize them instantly.
- The engine is **DOM-based and purely declarative**, with real-time partial updates of single values.
- The same templates render **in the browser and on the server** (SSR and static site generation).
- Components are **Web Components** without a framework: just create a class that inherits from `TemplesComponent`,
  declare static fields, and the template, state, and events wire themselves.

This documentation site is itself built with `@temples`: the markdown sources in
`packages/docs/content/` are rendered through the layout by `@temples/ssr`. Every page you read
here is dogfood.

## Packages

| Package | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| [`@temples/engine`](https://zipang.github.io/temples/getting-started.md) | The standalone `Renderer` for direct use in the browser. |
| [`@temples/components`](https://zipang.github.io/temples/components.md) | Declarative Web Components with reactive state. |
| [`@temples/ssr`](https://zipang.github.io/temples/ssr.md) | Server-side rendering and static site generation. |
| [`@temples/jquery`](https://zipang.github.io/temples/jquery.md) | The jQuery plugin for existing jQuery pages. |

## Where to start

- [Getting started](https://zipang.github.io/temples/getting-started.md) — install the engine and render your first template.
- [Data-binding syntax](https://zipang.github.io/temples/binding-syntax.md) — the full reference of `data-bind`,
  `data-iterate`, and the conditional bindings.
- [API reference](https://zipang.github.io/temples/api-reference.md) — every public class, method, and type.

## For AI coding agents

An [`llms.txt`](https://zipang.github.io/temples/llms.txt) index of this site is generated at
build time. Point your agent at it, or read the markdown sources directly in
`packages/docs/content/`.