# messaging:emailTemplate
Defines a Visualforce email template. All email template tags must be wrapped inside a single emailTemplate component tag. emailTemplate must contain either an htmlEmailBody tag or a plainTextEmailBody tag. The detail and form components are not permitted as child nodes. This component can only be used within a Visualforce email template. Email templates can be created and managed through Setup | Communication Templates | Email Templates.
## Example
```apex
Hello {!recipient.name}--
Here is a list of the cases we currently have for account {!relatedTo.name}:
Cases currently associated with {!relatedTo.name}
{!cx.CaseNumber}, {!cx.Subject}, {!cx.Contact.email}, {!cx.Status}
```
## Translated Template Example
```apex
{!$Label.email_greeting} {!recipient.name}--
{!$Label.email_body}
```
## Attributes
| Attribute Name | Attribute Type | Description | Required? | API Version | Access |
| --------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ----------- | ------ |
| `id` | String | An identifier that allows the emailTemplate component to be referenced by other components in the page. | | 14.0 | global |
| `language` | String | The language used to display the email template. Valid values: Salesforce-supported language keys, for example, "en" or "en-US". Accepts merge fields from recipientType and relatedToType. | | 18.0 | |
| `recipientType` | String | The Salesforce object receiving the email. | | 14.0 | |
| `relatedToType` | String | The Salesforce object from which the template retrieves merge field data. Valid objects: objects that have a standard controller, including custom objects Visualforce supports. | | 14.0 | |
| `rendered` | Boolean | A Boolean value that specifies whether the component is rendered on the page. If not specified, this value defaults to true. | | 14.0 | global |
| `replyTo` | String | Sets the reply-to email header. | | 14.0 | |
| `subject` | String | Sets the email subject line. Limit: 100 characters. | Yes | 14.0 | |
**See Also**
- [Visualforce Email Templates](/docs/platform/salesforce-pages-developers-guide/guide/pages-email-templates-intro.md)