# `set`

Inside code blocks you can also assign values to variables. Assignments use the `set` tag and can have multiple targets.

Here is how you can assign the `Fabien` value to the `name` variable:

    {% set name = 'Fabien' %}

After the `set` call, the `name` variable is available in the template like any other ones:

    {# displays Fabien #}
    {{ name }}

The assigned value can be any valid Twig expression:

    {% set numbers = [1, 2] %}
    {% set user = {'name': 'Fabien'} %}
    {% set name = 'Fabien' ~ ' ' ~ 'Potencier' %}

Several variables can be assigned in one block:

    {% set first, last = 'Fabien', 'Potencier' %}

    {# is equivalent to #}

    {% set first = 'Fabien' %}
    {% set last = 'Potencier' %}

The `set` tag can also be used to “capture” chunks of text:

    {% set content %}
        <div id="pagination">
            ...
        </div>
    {% endset %}

Caution

If you enable automatic output escaping, Twig will only consider the content to be safe when capturing chunks of text.

Note

Note that loops are scoped in Twig; therefore a variable declared inside a `for` loop is not accessible outside the loop itself:

    {% for item in items %}
        {% set value = item %}
    {% endfor %}

    {# value is NOT available #}

If you want to access the variable, just declare it before the loop:

    {% set value = "" %}
    {% for item in items %}
        {% set value = item %}
    {% endfor %}

    {# value is available #}