# Colon: block headers and map entries

[Syntax and values](README.md)

## Behavior and details

A colon ends a compound header before an indented, nonempty body. Within a Map it separates each key from its value. It is not a type-annotation or slicing operator. A block colon must be followed by a line break, not an inline body.

## Example

```pliro
# language: en
let player = {"score": 12}
if player.score > 10:
    say player.score
```

## Related entries

[Syntax and values](README.md) · [Built-ins](../builtins/README.md) · [Programming guides](../guides/README.md)