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@@ -809,6 +809,27 @@ Assignments use the `set` tag and can have multiple targets::
     {% set key, value = call_something() %}
 
 
+Block Assignments
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. versionadded:: 2.8
+
+Starting with Jinja 2.8 it's possible to also use block assignments to
+capture the contents of a block into a variable name.  This can be useful
+in some situations as an alternative for macros.  In that case instead of
+using an equals sign and a value you just write the variable name and then
+everything until ``{% endset %}`` is captured.
+
+Example::
+
+    {% set navigation %}
+        <li><a href="/">Index</a>
+        <li><a href="/downloads">Downloads</a>
+    {% endset %}
+
+The `navigation` variable then contains the navigation HTML source.
+
+
 Extends
 ~~~~~~~