> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ghost.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # match > Usage: `{{#match @custom.color_scheme "=" "Dark"}} class="dark-mode"{{/match}}` *** `{{#match}}` allows for simple comparisons, and executing different template blocks depending on the outcome. Like all block helpers, `{{#match}}` supports adding an `{{else}}` block or using `^` instead of `#` for negation - this means that the `{{#match}}` and `{{else}}` blocks are reversed if you use `{{^match}}` and `{{else}}` instead. In addition, it is possible to do `{{else match ...}}`, to chain together multiple options like a switch statement. ### Example usage The `match` helper is handy when paired with [custom theme settings](/themes/custom-settings/) using `@custom`: ```handlebars theme={"dark"} {{!-- Adds the 'font-alt' class when the Typography setting is set to 'Elegant serif' --}} ``` Supports various operators and else blocks: ```handlebars theme={"dark"} {{#match @custom.color_scheme "!=" "Dark"}}...{{else}}...{{/match}} ``` ## Operators Match supports the following operators * `=` - equals (default when no operator provided) * `!=` - not equals * `>` - greater than * `>=` - greater than or equals * `<` - less than * `<=` - less than or equals * `~` - contains * `~^` - starts with * `~$` - ends with ### Equality `match` supports comparing values for equality, which is the default behaviour: ```handlebars theme={"dark"} {{#match @custom.color_scheme "=" "Dark"}}...{{else}}...{{/match}} {{!-- Can be shortened to: --}} {{#match @custom.color_scheme "Dark"}}...{{else}}...{{/match}} ``` The equality test can also be negated: ```handlebars theme={"dark"} {{#match @custom.color_scheme "!=" "Dark"}}...{{else}}...{{/match}} ``` ### String comparisons Support for contains `~`, starts with `~^` and ends with `~$`, using the same syntax as [NQL filtering](/content-api/filtering#operators) ```handlebars theme={"dark"} {{!-- slug starts with #episode- --}} {{#match slug "~^" "hash-episode-"}}{{/match}} ``` ### Numeric comparisons The match handler supports `>`, `<`, `>=` and `<=` operators for numeric comparisons. ```handlebars theme={"dark"} {{#match posts.length ">" 1}}...{{else}}...{{/match}} ``` ### Evaluation rules Values passed to `match` are tested according to their *value* as well as their *type*. For example: ```handlebars theme={"dark"} {{!-- Returns true/false --}} {{#match feature_image true}}...{{else}}...{{/match}} {{!-- Always returns false --}} {{#match feature_image 'true'}}...{{else}}...{{/match}} ``` `match` can also be used to test boolean values similar to `if`: ```handlebars theme={"dark"} {{!-- Default behaviour is to test if a value is truthy --}} {{#match featured}}...{{else}}...{{/match}} ```