> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.umbraco.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering.md).

# Templating and Rendering

Build the frontend of your Umbraco website using Razor templates, partial views, and querying APIs.

This section covers how to build and render the output of your Umbraco website. You will find guides on creating Razor templates, working with partial views, querying content, using Models Builder, and handling language variation.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Templates</strong></td><td>Create and manage Razor templates that define the HTML output of your content pages.</td><td><a href="/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering/templates.md">Working with Templates</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Design</strong></td><td>Work with partial views, render content and media items, and manage stylesheets and JavaScript files.</td><td><a href="/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering/design.md">Design</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Querying</strong></td><td>Query content using IPublishedContent, UmbracoHelper, IPublishedContentQuery, and related APIs.</td><td><a href="/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering/querying.md">Querying &amp; Models</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Templating</strong></td><td>Configure Models Builder and work with Umbraco's MVC conventions.</td><td><a href="/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering/templating.md">Rendering Logic &amp; MVC</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Language Variation</strong></td><td>Render content in multiple languages using culture-variant properties.</td><td><a href="/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering/language-variation.md">Language Variation</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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