You can use Templates to insert pre-defined snippets of text into your active note.
## Set your template folder
1. In the bottom-left corner, click **Settings** ( ![[lucide-cog.svg#icon]] ).
2. Under **Core plugins → Templates → Template folder location**, enter the folder containing your templates.
## Insert a template into the active note
**Important:** To insert a template, you need to first [[#Set your template folder]].
1. In the ribbon, click **Insert template**.
2. Select the template to insert at the cursor position in the active note.
If your template folder contains only one note, Templates inserts it directly into the active note.
## Template variables
You can add dynamic information to your templates, using _template variables_. When you insert a template containing a template variable, Templates replaces it with its corresponding value.
| Variable | Description |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| `{{title}}` | Title of the active note. |
| `{{date}}` | Today's date. **Default format:** `YYYY-MM-DD`. |
| `{{time}}` | Current time. **Default format:** `HH:mm`. |
Both `{{date}}` and `{{time}}` allow you to change the default format using a _format string_.
To set a format string, add a colon (`:`) followed by a string of [Moment.js format tokens](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/), for example `{{date:YYYY-MM-DD}}`.
You can use `{{date}}` and `{{time}}` interchangeably with format strings, for example `{{time:YYYY-MM-DD}}`.
You can change the default date and time formats under **Settings → Templates → Date format** and **Settings → Templates → Time format**.
> [!tip]
> You can also use the `{{date}}` and `{{time}}` template variables in the [[Daily notes]] and [[Unique note creator]] plugins.