Liquid basics

Liquid uses a combination of tags, objects, and filters to load dynamic content. They are used inside template files, which are a group of files that make up a theme.

In this article

• Tags
• Objects
• Filters
• Object handles
• Operators
  • Basic operators
  • contains
  • Order of operations
• Types
  • String
  • Number
  • Boolean
  • Nil
  • Array
  • EmptyDrop
• Truthy and falsy
  • Truthy
  • Falsy

Tags

Tags make up the programming logic that tells templates what to do. Read more >

{% if user.name == 'elvis' %}
  Hey Elvis
{% endif %}

Objects

Objects contain attributes that are used to display dynamic content on a page. Read more >

{{ product.title }} <!-- Output: Awesome T-Shirt-->

Filters

Filters are used to modify the output of strings, numbers, variables, and objects. Read more >

{{ 'sales' | append: '.jpg' }} <!-- Output: sales.jpg -->