# What is the difference between a symbol and a template?

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**Created:** [September 22, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/what-is-the-difference-between-a-symbol-and-a-template/1037 "2021-09-22T22:14:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![steve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.builder.io/steve/32/78_2.png) [@steve](https://forum.builder.io/u/steve)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/what-is-the-difference-between-a-symbol-and-a-template/1037/1 "2021-09-22T22:14:14Z")

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A **template** in Builder is an easy way to copy a piece of content and paste it many places and make modifications. A **symbol** is a way to reuse the same piece of content in many places such that editing the symbol in one place updates all places it’s been used.

**Templates** are great as a default for saving things that you want to use again. **Symbols** are great for content that you want to keep up to date on many pages without updating every single page every time individually.

See the video below for a more detailed walkthrough of the differences: