<p>The default entry type created for a Section (all types) gets the same name and handle as the Section itself.</p>

<p>You can change the default entry type's name and/or handle by visiting Settings -> Sections, clicking on "Edit Entry Types" next to the appropriate Section, and finally by clicking the relevant entry type's name.</p>

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2016-01-29T16:27:50.603Z
2016-01-29T16:27:50.603Z
Mats Mikkel Rummelhoff
<p>For a section without additional entry types, what would be the handle value of the default entry type output by <code>{{ entry.type }}</code>?</p>

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What is the handle of a section’s default entry type?
# What is the handle of a section’s default entry type?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-01-29)

For a section without additional entry types, what would be the handle value of the default entry type output by `{{ entry.type }}`?

**Tags:** entry-type

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-01-29. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The default entry type created for a Section (all types) gets the same name and handle as the Section itself.

You can change the default entry type's name and/or handle by visiting Settings -> Sections, clicking on "Edit Entry Types" next to the appropriate Section, and finally by clicking the relevant entry type's name.


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