# Material Extension/Modifications

## Description

Material Extensions are used to extend existing materials.They savely add data to existing materials without overwriting them, allowing for multiple extensions to applyto a single material from multiple addons without any issue### `key` the id of the material to be extendedexample usage:```json5{    "kw<": "miapi:crystal/diamond",    "hidden_groups": [        "custom_gem"    ],    "properties": {        "custom_gem_tag": {            "durability": "1000"        }    }}```

