---
title: '{% extends %}'
description: signals that the template extends a parent template.
date: '2026-08-02'
categories:
  - Template Tag
  - Utility
canonical: https://djangotemplatetagsandfilters.com/tags/extends/
doc_link: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/ref/templates/builtins/#extends
---

# {% extends %}

signals that the template extends a parent template.

## Documentation

Signals that the template extends a parent template.

## Commentary

The parent template marks its overridable regions with [`block`](/tags/block/) tags; extending gives you those blocks to fill in.

This is well documented under [Template Inheritance in the official documentation](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/ref/templates/language/#template-inheritance).