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+---
+title: hugo
+linktitle: hugo
+description: The `hugo` function provides easy access to Hugo-related data.
+godocref:
+date: 2019-01-31
+publishdate: 2019-01-31
+lastmod: 2019-01-31
+keywords: []
+categories: [functions]
+menu:
+ docs:
+ parent: "functions"
+toc:
+signature: ["hugo"]
+workson: []
+hugoversion:
+relatedfuncs: []
+deprecated: false
+draft: false
+aliases: []
+---
+
+`hugo` returns an instance that contains the following functions:
+
+hugo.Generator
+: `` tag for the version of Hugo that generated the site. `hugo.Generator` outputs a *complete* HTML tag; e.g. ``
+
+hugo.Version
+: the current version of the Hugo binary you are using e.g. `0.63.2`
+
+
+`hugo` returns an instance that contains the following functions:
+
+hugo.Environment
+: the current running environment as defined through the `--environment` cli tag.
+
+hugo.CommitHash
+: the git commit hash of the current Hugo binary e.g. `0e8bed9ccffba0df554728b46c5bbf6d78ae5247`
+
+hugo.BuildDate
+: the compile date of the current Hugo binary formatted with RFC 3339 e.g. `2002-10-02T10:00:00-05:00`
+
+
+
+{{% note "Use the Hugo Generator Tag" %}}
+We highly recommend using `hugo.Generator` in your website's ``. `hugo.Generator` is included by default in all themes hosted on [themes.gohugo.io](https://themes.gohugo.io). The generator tag allows the Hugo team to track the usage and popularity of Hugo.
+{{% /note %}}
+