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*_javascript — Migrating from Streamline card › What to change
[[!name]] — Placeholder Reference › How a placeholder is written
[[a.b]] — Placeholder Reference › How a placeholder is written
[[a.chosen]] — Placeholder Reference › How a placeholder is written
[[name?]] — Placeholder Reference › How a placeholder is written · Placeholder Reference › When there is no value
[[name]] — Migrating from Streamline card › What to change · Placeholder Reference › How a placeholder is written

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add — Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value
|add:[[offset]] — Trying It Out › Try a placeholder
add:n — Placeholder Reference › Sums · Variables › Sums: add, sub, mul, div, mod, round and pad
advanced — Visual Editors › Leaving out what a template has no use for: editor_hide
allowed — Configuration Reference › Variable declaration
area — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Repeat Reference › Patterns · Repeat Reference › Filters · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › Narrowing what it matches · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
area_icon — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › What each copy is given · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
area_id — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › What each copy is given · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
areas — Repeat Reference › Sources · Repeat Reference › Patterns · Repeat Reference › Which filters each source reads · Repeating a Template › Repeating over what Home Assistant knows
areas[...] — Migrating from Streamline card › Anything worked out from other variables
attr:<name> — Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
attr:name — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant
author — Configuration Reference › About the template · Sharing a Template › Saying who wrote it and what it needs

B

[[a.[[b]]]] — Placeholder Reference › How a placeholder is written
badge — Configuration Reference › What it builds · Configuration Reference › Changing what it builds · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key · Repeat Reference › Strategies · Repeating Sections and Badges › How an entry repeats · Using Templates
badge: — Badges › Reference · Badges › Reference · How It Fits Together › What a template can build
badges — Configuration Reference › The view strategy
bool — Placeholder Reference › Yes or no · Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value
boolean — Describing Variables › Saying what kind of value it takes: type:

C

capitalize — Placeholder Reference › Text · Variables › Tidying up text somebody typed
card — Configuration Reference › What it builds · Configuration Reference › Changing what it builds · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key · Using Templates
card: — Cards › Reference · Cards › Reference · How It Fits Together › What a template can build · Migrating from Streamline card › What to change · Quick Start › Step 2 — add a template
category — Configuration Reference › About the template · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key · Repeat Reference › Patterns · Repeat Reference › Filters · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › Narrowing what it matches
child-card-hidden — Configuration Reference › Host classes · Styling › Host classes
color — Describing Variables › Saying what kind of value it takes: type:
columns — Configuration Reference › Repeating · Repeat Reference › Keys on the card · Repeating a Template › Reference · Using Templates
contains: — Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value
contains:text — Placeholder Reference › Yes or no · Variables › Turned round, and three more questions: exists, contains: and find:
contents — Styling › When a card comes out spread across the row
count — Placeholder Reference › Lists · Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › Numbering the copies · Trying It Out › Try a placeholder · Variables › Lists: join, split, first, last and count

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debug — Configuration Reference › Finding out what went wrong · Using Templates · Visual Editors › Leaving out what a template has no use for: editor_hide
debug: — How It Fits Together › Tools
decluttering-badge — Configuration Reference › Host classes · Styling › Host classes
custom:decluttering-card — Configuration Reference › Registered card types · Migrating from decluttering-card › New configuration
decluttering-card — Configuration Reference › Host classes · Styling › Host classes
custom:decluttering-card-plus — Configuration Reference › Registered card types
custom:decluttering-card-plus-group — Configuration Reference › Registered card types
decluttering-container — Configuration Reference › Host classes · Styling › Host classes
decluttering-fit-contents — Configuration Reference › Host classes · Styling › Host classes
decluttering-report — Configuration Reference › Host classes · Styling › Host classes
custom:decluttering-template — Configuration Reference › Registered card types · Migrating from decluttering-card › New configuration
custom:decluttering-template-plus — Configuration Reference › Registered card types
decluttering_* — Configuration Reference › The dashboard strategy
decluttering_defaults — Configuration Reference › Dashboard root · Configuration Reference › View and section · Configuration Reference › View and section · Configuration Reference › The view strategy
decluttering_let — Configuration Reference › Dashboard root · Configuration Reference › View and section · Configuration Reference › The view strategy
decluttering_templates — Configuration Reference › Dashboard root
decluttering_templates: — Quick Start › Step 2 — add a template
decluttering_templates_from — Configuration Reference › Dashboard root
decluttering_variables — Configuration Reference › Dashboard root
default — Configuration Reference › Variables · Configuration Reference › Variable declaration · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key · Describing Variables › Declaring them
default: — Badges › Reference · Cards › Reference · Elements › Reference · Migrating from Streamline card › What to change · Rows › Reference
default:text — Placeholder Reference › When there is no value
defaults — Configuration Reference › Variables · Configuration Reference › Variable declaration · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key
deprecated — Configuration Reference › About the template · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key
deprecated: — Cards › Reference
description — Configuration Reference › About the template · Configuration Reference › Variable declaration · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key · Describing Variables › Declaring them
device — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
device_class — Configuration Reference › Variable declaration · Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Repeat Reference › Patterns · Repeat Reference › Filters · Repeating a Template › Narrowing what it matches · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
device_id — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
devices — Repeat Reference › Sources · Repeat Reference › Patterns · Repeat Reference › Which filters each source reads · Repeating a Template › Repeating over what Home Assistant knows
devices: — Repeating a Template › Repeating over devices, floors and labels: devices:, floors:, labels: · Repeating a Template › Repeating over devices, floors and labels: devices:, floors:, labels:
div — Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value
div:n — Placeholder Reference › Sums · Variables › Sums: add, sub, mul, div, mod, round and pad
domain — Configuration Reference › Variable declaration · Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Repeat Reference › Patterns · Repeat Reference › Filters · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › Narrowing what it matches · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value

E

editor_hide — Configuration Reference › How it shows up
element — Configuration Reference › What it builds · Configuration Reference › Changing what it builds · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key · Using Templates
element: — How It Fits Together › What a template can build · Elements › style means two different things here · Elements › style means two different things here · Elements › Reference · Elements › Reference · Migrating from Streamline card › What to change
elements: — Elements › style means two different things here
empty — Configuration Reference › Repeating · Repeat Reference › Keys on the card · Repeat Reference › Strategies · Repeating Sections and Badges › How an entry repeats · Repeating Sections and Badges › A view per item: the dashboard strategy · Repeating a Template › Reference · Using Templates
empty: — Cards › Reference
entities — Repeat Reference › Sources · Repeat Reference › Patterns · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › Repeating over what Home Assistant knows · Repeating a Template › A card per area, listing what is in it
entity — Describing Variables › Saying what kind of value it takes: type: · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › What each copy is given
entity_category — Repeat Reference › Filters
entity_count — Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › A card per area, listing what is in it
examples — Configuration Reference › About the template · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key
examples: — Cards › Reference
exclude — Repeat Reference › Filters
exists — Placeholder Reference › Yes or no · Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value · Variables › Turned round, and three more questions: exists, contains: and find:
extends — Configuration Reference › Building on other templates · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key
extends: — Cards › Reference
extras — Visual Editors › Leaving out what a template has no use for: editor_hide

F

false — Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value
find: — Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value
find:text — Placeholder Reference › Text with an argument · Variables › Turned round, and three more questions: exists, contains: and find:
first — Placeholder Reference › Lists · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › Numbering the copies · Variables › Lists: join, split, first, last and count
fit — Configuration Reference › Changing what it builds · Using Templates · Visual Editors › Leaving out what a template has no use for: editor_hide
fit: — Cards › Reference
floor — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Repeat Reference › Patterns · Repeat Reference › Filters · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › Narrowing what it matches · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
floor_icon — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
floor_id — Repeat Reference › What each copy is given
floors — Repeat Reference › Sources · Repeat Reference › Patterns · Repeat Reference › Which filters each source reads · Repeating a Template › Repeating over what Home Assistant knows
floors: — Repeating a Template › Repeating over devices, floors and labels: devices:, floors:, labels: · Repeating a Template › Repeating over devices, floors and labels: devices:, floors:, labels:
for_each — Configuration Reference › Repeating · Repeat Reference › The two ways to say what to repeat over · Repeat Reference › Strategies · Repeating Sections and Badges › How an entry repeats · Repeating Sections and Badges › A view per item: the dashboard strategy · Repeating a Template › Reference · Using Templates
for_each: — Cards › Reference
for_each_from — Configuration Reference › Repeating · Repeat Reference › The two ways to say what to repeat over · Repeat Reference › Strategies · Repeating Sections and Badges › How an entry repeats · Repeating Sections and Badges › A view per item: the dashboard strategy · Repeating a Template › Reference · Using Templates
for_each_from: — Cards › Reference
friendly_name — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value

G

gap — Configuration Reference › Repeating · Repeat Reference › Keys on the card · Repeating a Template › Reference · Using Templates
grid_options — Configuration Reference › How it shows up · Configuration Reference › Changing what it builds · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key · Repeat Reference › Keys on the card · Using Templates · Visual Editors › Leaving out what a template has no use for: editor_hide
grid_options: — Cards › Reference · Cards › Reference
group — Configuration Reference › What it builds · Configuration Reference › Variable declaration · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given
group: — Badges › Reference · Cards › Reference · How It Fits Together › What a template can build
group_by — Repeat Reference › Order and how many
group_by: — Troubleshooting › for_each renders nothing, or refuses

H

--ha-card-background — Styling › Useful custom properties
--ha-card-border-color — Styling › Useful custom properties
--ha-card-border-radius — Styling › Useful custom properties
--ha-card-border-width — Styling › Useful custom properties
--ha-card-box-shadow — Styling › Useful custom properties
help — Configuration Reference › About the template · Sharing a Template › Saying who wrote it and what it needs
hide_if — Configuration Reference › Variable declaration
homepage — Configuration Reference › About the template · Sharing a Template › Saying who wrote it and what it needs

I

icon — Describing Variables › Saying what kind of value it takes: type: · Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › Repeating over the dashboard’s views: views: · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
[[name|if:!other]] — Variables › Keeping a value only while another variable says so: if:
if:!other — Placeholder Reference › Yes or no
[[name|if:other]] — Variables › Keeping a value only while another variable says so: if:
if:other — Placeholder Reference › Yes or no
[[name|if:other!=text]] — Variables › Keeping a value only while another variable says so: if:
if:other!=text — Placeholder Reference › Yes or no
[[name|if:other=text]] — Variables › Keeping a value only while another variable says so: if:
if:other=text — Placeholder Reference › Yes or no
if_exists — Placeholder Reference › Yes or no
!include_dir_named — Migrating from Streamline card › What to change
include_hidden — Repeat Reference › Filters
index — Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › Numbering the copies
index0 — Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › Numbering the copies
inherit_variables — Configuration Reference › Choosing the template and filling it in · Using Templates · Visual Editors › Leaving out what a template has no use for: editor_hide
integration — Repeat Reference › Patterns · Repeat Reference › Filters · Repeating a Template › Narrowing what it matches
item — Configuration Reference › What it builds · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key
item: — How It Fits Together › What a template can build
items — Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › A card per area, listing what is in it

J

join — Placeholder Reference › Lists · Variables › Lists: join, split, first, last and count
join:<sep> — Variables › Lists: join, split, first, last and count
join:sep — Placeholder Reference › Lists
json — Placeholder Reference › When there is no value

K

kebab — Placeholder Reference › Text · Variables › Asking for a variable in a different shape

L

M

manufacturer — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
map — Variables › Transforms that take an argument
map:a=x,b=y — Placeholder Reference › Text with an argument
max — Configuration Reference › Variable declaration · Variables › Transforms that take an argument
max:n — Placeholder Reference › Text with an argument
--mdc-icon-size — Styling › Useful custom properties
min — Configuration Reference › Variable declaration
min_column_width — Configuration Reference › Repeating · Repeat Reference › Keys on the card · Repeating a Template › Reference · Using Templates
mod — Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value
mod:n — Placeholder Reference › Sums · Variables › Sums: add, sub, mul, div, mod, round and pad
model — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
mul — Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value
|mul:2 — Trying It Out › Try a placeholder
mul:n — Placeholder Reference › Sums · Variables › Sums: add, sub, mul, div, mod, round and pad
multiline — Configuration Reference › Variable declaration

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O

object_id — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
offset — Repeat Reference › Order and how many
on_error — Configuration Reference › How it shows up · Configuration Reference › Changing what it builds · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key · Using Templates · Visual Editors › Leaving out what a template has no use for: editor_hide
on_error: — Badges › Reference · Cards › Reference · Elements › Reference · Rows › Reference
or:other — Placeholder Reference › When there is no value
overrides — Repeat Reference › Order and how many

P

pad:n — Placeholder Reference › Sums · Variables › Sums: add, sub, mul, div, mod, round and pad
path — Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › Repeating over the dashboard’s views: views:
pattern — Configuration Reference › Variable declaration
prefix — Variables › Transforms that take an argument
prefix:text — Placeholder Reference › Text with an argument
--primary-text-color — Styling › Useful custom properties
publish — Configuration Reference › How it shows up · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key

R

range — Repeat Reference › Sources · Repeat Reference › Which filters each source reads · Repeating a Template › Repeating over what Home Assistant knows
readme — Configuration Reference › About the template · Sharing a Template › Saying who wrote it and what it needs
rebuild_on — Configuration Reference › Choosing the template and filling it in · Using Templates · Visual Editors › Leaving out what a template has no use for: editor_hide
redact — Configuration Reference › Finding out what went wrong · Using Templates
related — Configuration Reference › About the template · Sharing a Template › Saying who wrote it and what it needs
repeat — Placeholder Reference › List entries · Visual Editors › Leaving out what a template has no use for: editor_hide
repeat: — Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value
repeat:var — Placeholder Reference › List entries
repeat:var|flat — Placeholder Reference › List entries
replace — Variables › Transforms that take an argument
replace:from:to — Placeholder Reference › Text with an argument
require — Repeat Reference › Order and how many
required — Configuration Reference › Variable declaration · Describing Variables › Declaring them
requires — Configuration Reference › About the template · Sharing a Template › Saying who wrote it and what it needs
reverse — Repeat Reference › Order and how many
room_light: — Quick Start › Step 2 — add a template
round — Placeholder Reference › Sums · Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value · Variables › Sums: add, sub, mul, div, mod, round and pad
round:n — Placeholder Reference › Sums · Variables › Sums: add, sub, mul, div, mod, round and pad
row — Configuration Reference › What it builds · Configuration Reference › Changing what it builds · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key · Using Templates
row: — How It Fits Together › What a template can build · Rows › Reference · Rows › Reference

S

--secondary-text-color — Styling › Useful custom properties
section — Repeat Reference › Strategies · Repeating Sections and Badges › How an entry repeats
sections — Configuration Reference › The view strategy
select — Describing Variables › Saying what kind of value it takes: type:
selector — Configuration Reference › Variable declaration · Describing Variables › Declaring them
setup — Configuration Reference › About the template · Sharing a Template › Saying who wrote it and what it needs
show_if — Configuration Reference › Variable declaration
slug — Placeholder Reference › Text · Variables › Asking for a variable in a different shape
sort — Repeat Reference › Order and how many
source — Configuration Reference › About the template · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key
split — Placeholder Reference › Lists · Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value · Variables › Lists: join, split, first, last and count
split:<sep> — Variables › Lists: join, split, first, last and count
split:sep — Placeholder Reference › Lists
state — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
--state-icon-color — Styling › Useful custom properties
state_class — Repeat Reference › Patterns · Repeat Reference › Filters · Repeating a Template › Narrowing what it matches
[[name|step]] — Placeholder Reference › How a placeholder is written
step — Configuration Reference › Variable declaration
strategy — Configuration Reference › Dashboard root · Configuration Reference › View and section
streamline_templates: — Migrating from Streamline card › What to change
strict — Configuration Reference › Finding out what went wrong · Using Templates · Visual Editors › Leaving out what a template has no use for: editor_hide
style — Configuration Reference › How it shows up · Configuration Reference › Changing what it builds · Configuration Reference › Changing what it builds · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key · Using Templates · Visual Editors › Leaving out what a template has no use for: editor_hide
style: — Badges › Reference · Cards › Reference · Cards › Reference · Elements › style means two different things here · Elements › style means two different things here · Elements › style means two different things here · Elements › Reference · Elements › Reference · Rows › Reference
sub — Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value
sub:n — Placeholder Reference › Sums · Variables › Sums: add, sub, mul, div, mod, round and pad
subviews — Repeat Reference › Sources
suffix — Variables › Transforms that take an argument
suffix:text — Placeholder Reference › Text with an argument
suggest_for — Configuration Reference › How it shows up · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key

T

template — Configuration Reference › Choosing the template and filling it in · Repeat Reference › Sources · Repeat Reference › Which filters each source reads · Repeating a Template › Repeating over what Home Assistant knows · Using Templates
template: — Badges › Reference · Cards › Reference · Elements › Reference · Migrating from Streamline card › What to change · Rows › Reference
template_by_domain — Configuration Reference › Choosing the template and filling it in · Repeat Reference › Keys on the card · Using Templates
template_by_domain: — Cards › Reference
text — Describing Variables › Saying what kind of value it takes: type:
title — Placeholder Reference › Text · Variables › Asking for a variable in a different shape
total — Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › What each copy is given
translate — Placeholder Reference › Asking Home Assistant · Variables › Asking Home Assistant for a value
trim — Placeholder Reference › Text · Variables › Tidying up text somebody typed
true — Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value
type — Configuration Reference › Variable declaration · Configuration Reference › Choosing the template and filling it in · Configuration Reference › The view strategy · Configuration Reference › The dashboard strategy · Describing Variables › Declaring them · Using Templates

U

V

variables — Configuration Reference › Variables · Configuration Reference › Choosing the template and filling it in · Configuration Reference › The view strategy · Configuration Reference › The dashboard strategy · Defining Templates › Method 1 — the decluttering_templates key · Repeat Reference › Strategies · Repeating Sections and Badges › How an entry repeats · Repeating Sections and Badges › A view per item: the dashboard strategy · Using Templates
variables.room.toLowerCase() — Migrating from Streamline card › Anything worked out from other variables
variables: — Badges › Reference · Cards › Reference · Elements › Reference · Migrating from Streamline card › What to change · Rows › Reference
view — Repeat Reference › Strategies · Repeating Sections and Badges › A view per item: the dashboard strategy
view_index — Repeat Reference › What each copy is given · Repeating a Template › Repeating over the dashboard’s views: views:
views — Configuration Reference › The dashboard strategy · Repeat Reference › Sources · Repeat Reference › Patterns · Repeat Reference › Which filters each source reads · Repeating a Template › Repeating over what Home Assistant knows
visibility — Configuration Reference › Changing what it builds · Using Templates
visibility: — Badges › Reference

W

with — Placeholder Reference › List entries · Repeat Reference › Order and how many
with: — Placeholder Reference › What comes out: text or a real value
with:k=v,k2=v2 — Placeholder Reference › List entries
with:var — Placeholder Reference › List entries