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= Thymeleaf
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[.small]#xref:web/webflux-view.adoc#webflux-view-thymeleaf[See equivalent in the Reactive stack]#

Thymeleaf is a modern server-side Java template engine that emphasizes natural HTML
templates that can be previewed in a browser by double-clicking, which is very helpful
for independent work on UI templates (for example, by a designer) without the need for
a running server. If you want to replace JSPs, Thymeleaf offers one of the most
extensive sets of features to make such a transition easier. Thymeleaf is actively
developed and maintained. For a more complete introduction, see the
https://www.thymeleaf.org/[Thymeleaf] project home page.

The Thymeleaf integration with Spring MVC is managed by the Thymeleaf project.
The configuration involves a few bean declarations, such as
`ServletContextTemplateResolver`, `SpringTemplateEngine`, and `ThymeleafViewResolver`.
See https://www.thymeleaf.org/documentation.html[Thymeleaf+Spring] for more details.