# E0711: missing expression in placeholder within template literal

Everytime you use `${}` within a template literal, which is a string defined with backticks, such as this one below inside `console.log`, you should specify an expression inside its curly braces.

    console.log(`My name is ${}`);

To fix this error, write an expression between `${` and `}`:

    const yourName = "Ryan";
    console.log(`My name is ${yourName}`);

If your goals were to have the placeholder literally in your string, consider escaping it using a backslash before the placeholder:

    console.log(`\${}`);

Or just use double-quoted string (`""`):

    console.log("${}");

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