Answers.Body: <p>Yes, you can access a number of properties on assets. You can get the "file group" (whether it's a document, image, video etc) using:</p>
  
  <p><code>{{ asset[0].kind }}</code></p>
  
  <p>More specifically, you can access the file extension using:</p>
  
  <p><code>{{ asset[0].extension }}</code></p>
  
  <p>Full list in the documentation at: <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/templating/assetfilemodel">http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/templating/assetfilemodel</a></p>
  
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Body: <p>Migrated from a Slack #help channel question</p>
  
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  <p><strong>Jason Mayo [09:53 16/6/15]</strong></p>
  
  <p>Is there anyway to output what file type an assets file is? E.g. if its a Jpeg, SVG or Gif etc.</p>
  
Tags: <assets>
Title: How can I access the file extension of an asset?
ThreadText: # How can I access the file extension of an asset?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-26)
  
  Migrated from a Slack #help channel question
  
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  **Jason Mayo [09:53 16/6/15]**
  
  Is there anyway to output what file type an assets file is? E.g. if its a Jpeg, SVG or Gif etc.
  
  **Tags:** assets
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2015-06-26. Score: 17 | Accepted answer
  
  Yes, you can access a number of properties on assets. You can get the "file group" (whether it's a document, image, video etc) using:
  
  `{{ asset[0].kind }}`
  
  More specifically, you can access the file extension using:
  
  `{{ asset[0].extension }}`
  
  Full list in the documentation at: <http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/templating/assetfilemodel>
  
  
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