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title: "What parts of Jinja are dbt-specific?"
source: dbt Core Documentation
source_url: https://github.com/dbt-labs/docs.getdbt.com
licence: Apache-2.0
domain: data-and-analysis
subdomain: dbt-docs
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

There are certain expressions that are specific to dbt — these are documented in the [Jinja function reference](/reference/dbt-jinja-functions-context-variables) section of these docs. Further, docs blocks, snapshots, and <Term id="materialization">materializations</Term> are custom Jinja _blocks_ that exist only in dbt.
