Handlebar Helper Function: Subtract

Subtracts two numeric arguments and returns their difference. The function can handle both integer and floating-point numbers, and attempts to convert strings to numbers.

Availability 

This helper is available in the Winter ’26 release of Marketing Cloud Next (API version 65.0).

Syntax 

1{{subtract value1 value2}}

Parameters 

ParameterTypeDescription
value1Number or StringRequired. The first value to subtract from. Must be a number or convertible to a number.
value2Number or StringRequired. The second value to subtract. Must be a number or convertible to a number.

Return Value 

The function returns the arithmetic difference of the two input values. If you provide more than two arguments, the operation subtracts only the first two. The result is always a number rounded to 2 decimal places.

If either input is a string, the operation tries to convert it to a number. If a string value can’t be converted to a number, the operation throws an exception.