//render()// is a function of the [[snowman:window-story|window.story]] global JavaScript variable created by Snowman.

**Name:** //render()//	

**Parameters:** {String or Number} ID or name of the passage

**Return Type:** {String} HTML source code	

**Description:** Returns the HTML source for a passage. This is most often used when embedding one passage inside another. In this instance, make sure to use <%= %> instead of <%- %> to avoid incorrectly encoding HTML entities.