Template literal types in TypeScript: parsing during type checking and more

In this blog post, we take a closer look at template literal types in TypeScript: While their syntax is similar to JavaScript’s template literals, they operate at the type level. Their use cases include:

Static syntax checking for string literals
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This content originally appeared on 2ality – JavaScript and more and was authored by Dr. Axel Rauschmayer

In this blog post, we take a closer look at template literal types in TypeScript: While their syntax is similar to JavaScript’s template literals, they operate at the type level. Their use cases include:

  • Static syntax checking for string literals
  • Transforming the casing of property names (e.g. from hyphen case to camel case)
  • Concisely specifying large string literal union types


This content originally appeared on 2ality – JavaScript and more and was authored by Dr. Axel Rauschmayer


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