# Are the key words or variable names in the YAML file case-sensitive?

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**Created:** [August 26, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.jcsda.org/t/are-the-key-words-or-variable-names-in-the-yaml-file-case-sensitive/125 "2021-08-26T22:50:57Z")\
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Yes, they are: see the [yaml specs](https://yaml.org/)