# Using shortcode inside html file
**URL:** https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/using-shortcode-inside-html-file/31809
**Category:** support
**Created:** [March 17, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/using-shortcode-inside-html-file/31809 "2021-03-17T18:21:10Z")
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### Author:  [@Iurii\_Vatazhyshyn](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/Iurii_Vatazhyshyn)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/using-shortcode-inside-html-file/31809/1 "2021-03-17T18:21:10Z")
I have index.html file in themes/some-theme/layouts
I want to use shortcode-example from docs {{\< youtube w7Ft2ymGmfc \>}}
```
{{ .Content }}
{{< youtube w7Ft2ymGmfc >}}
```
But, I’m getting an error “themes\iguazio-docs-theme\layouts\index.html:23:1”: parse failed: template: index.html:6: unexpected “\<” in command"
I don’t understand my mistake. Please help me.
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### Author:  [@jmooring](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/jmooring)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/using-shortcode-inside-html-file/31809/2 "2021-03-18T01:13:49Z")
See [https://gohugo.io/content-management/shortcodes/](https://gohugo.io/content-management/shortcodes/)
> Shortcodes are simple snippets **inside your content files**
Shortcodes cannot be used within templates, only within content (typically markdown files).