diff --git a/helpers/typeof.js b/helpers/typeof.js
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+'use strict';
+const common = require('./lib/common.js');
+
+const factory = globals => {
+    return function(data) {
+        data = common.unwrapIfSafeString(globals.handlebars, data);
+        return typeof data;
+    };
+};
+
+module.exports = [{
+    name: 'typeof',
+    factory: factory,
+}];