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---
title: "folder(name)"
layout: default
section: api
---
__Description__ : Create a directory if it doesn't exist, return a new JSZip
object with the new folder as root.
See also [the `dir` option of file()]({{site.baseurl}}/documentation/api_jszip/file_data.html).
__Arguments__
name | type | description
-----|--------|------------
name | string | the name of the directory.
__Returns__ : A new JSZip (for chaining), with the new folder as root.
__Throws__ : Nothing.
<!-- __Complexity__ : **O(1)** -->
__Example__
```js
zip.folder("images");
zip.folder("css").file("style.css", "body {background: #FF0000}");
// or specify an absolute path (using forward slashes)
zip.file("css/font.css", "body {font-family: sans-serif}")
// result : images/, css/, css/style.css, css/font.css
```
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