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dir: /content/en/functions/render.md/
---
title: .Render
description: Takes a view to apply when rendering content.
godocref:
date: 2017-02-01
publishdate: 2017-02-01
lastmod: 2017-02-01
categories: [functions]
menu:
docs:
parent: "functions"
keywords: [views]
signature: [".Render LAYOUT"]
workson: []
hugoversion:
relatedfuncs: []
deprecated: false
aliases: []
---
The view is an alternative layout and should be a file name that points to a template in one of the locations specified in the documentation for [Content Views](/templates/views).
This function is only available when applied to a single piece of content within a [list context][].
This example could render a piece of content using the content view located at `/layouts/_default/summary.html`:
```
{{ range .Pages }}
{{ .Render "summary"}}
{{ end }}
```
[list context]: /templates/lists/