---
title: "Liquid tags: else"
description: Allows you to specify a default expression to execute when a [`for` loop](/docs/api/liquid/tags/for) has zero length.
api_name: liquid
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/tags/iteration-else
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/tags/iteration-else.md
---

# else

Allows you to specify a default expression to execute when a [`for` loop](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/tags/for) has zero length.

## Syntax

```oobleckTag
{% for variable in array %}
  first_expression
{% else %}
  second_expression
{% endfor %}
```

variable

The current item in the array.

array

The array to iterate over.

first\_expression

The expression to render for each iteration.

second\_expression

The expression to render if the loop has zero length.

##### Code

```liquid
{% for product in collection.products %}
  {{ product.title }}<br>
{% else %}
  There are no products in this collection.
{% endfor %}
```

##### Data

```json
{
  "collection": {
    "products": []
  }
}
```

##### Output

```html
There are no products in this collection.
```