Statement
A statement about something, for example a fun or interesting fact. If known, the main entity this statement is about can be indicated using mainEntity. For more formal claims (e.g. in Fact Checking), consider using Claim instead. Use the text property to capture the text of the statement.
Extends: CreativeWork
[CreativeWork](https://schema.org.ai/CreativeWork) Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| about | Thing | The subject matter of the content. |
| abstract | Text | An abstract is a short description that summarizes a CreativeWork. |
| accessMode | Text | The human sensory perceptual system or cognitive faculty through which a person may process or perceive information. Values should be drawn from the [approved vocabulary](https://www.w3.org/2021/a1... |
| accessModeSufficient | ItemList | A list of single or combined accessModes that are sufficient to understand all the intellectual content of a resource. Values should be drawn from the [approved vocabulary](https://www.w3.org/2021/... |
| accessibilityAPI | Text | Indicates that the resource is compatible with the referenced accessibility API. Values should be drawn from the [approved vocabulary](https://www.w3.org/2021/a11y-discov-vocab/latest/#accessibilit... |
| accessibilityControl | Text | Identifies input methods that are sufficient to fully control the described resource. Values should be drawn from the [approved vocabulary](https://www.w3.org/2021/a11y-discov-vocab/latest/#accessi... |
| accessibilityFeature | Text | Content features of the resource, such as accessible media, alternatives and supported enhancements for accessibility. Values should be drawn from the [approved vocabulary](https://www.w3.org/2021/... |
| accessibilityHazard | Text | A characteristic of the described resource that is physiologically dangerous to some users. Related to WCAG 2.0 guideline 2.3. Values should be drawn from the [approved vocabulary](https://www.w3.o... |
| accessibilitySummary | Text | A human-readable summary of specific accessibility features or deficiencies, consistent with the other accessibility metadata but expressing subtleties such as "short descriptions are present but l... |
| accountablePerson | Person | Specifies the Person that is legally accountable for the CreativeWork. |
| acquireLicensePage | URL, CreativeWork | Indicates a page documenting how licenses can be purchased or otherwise acquired, for the current item. |
| aggregateRating | AggregateRating | The overall rating, based on a collection of reviews or ratings, of the item. |
| alternativeHeadline | Text | A secondary title of the CreativeWork. |
| archivedAt | URL, WebPage | Indicates a page or other link involved in archival of a CreativeWork. In the case of MediaReview, the items in a [MediaRe... |
| assesses | DefinedTerm, Text | The item being described is intended to assess the competency or learning outcome defined by the referenced term. |
| associatedMedia | MediaObject | A media object that encodes this CreativeWork. This property is a synonym for encoding. |
| audience | Audience | An intended audience, i.e. a group for whom something was created. |
| audio | AudioObject, MusicRecording, Clip | An embedded audio object. |
| author | Person, Organization | The author of this content or rating. Please note that author is special in that HTML 5 provides a special mechanism for indicating authorship via the rel tag. That is equivalent to this and may be... |
| award | Text | An award won by or for this item. |
| awards | Text | Awards won by or for this item. |
| character | Person | Fictional person connected with a creative work. |
| citation | Text, CreativeWork | A citation or reference to another creative work, such as another publication, web page, scholarly article, etc. |
| comment | Comment | Comments, typically from users. |
| commentCount | Integer | The number of comments this CreativeWork (e.g. Article, Question or Answer) has received. This is most applicable to works published in Web sites with commenting system; additional comments may exi... |
| conditionsOfAccess | Text | Conditions that affect the availability of, or method(s) of access to, an item. Typically used for real world items such as an ArchiveComponent held by an... |
| contentLocation | Place | The location depicted or described in the content. For example, the location in a photograph or painting. |
| contentRating | Rating, Text | Official rating of a piece of content—for example, 'MPAA PG-13'. |
| contentReferenceTime | DateTime | The specific time described by a creative work, for works (e.g. articles, video objects etc.) that emphasise a particular moment within an Event. |
| contributor | Organization, Person | A secondary contributor to the CreativeWork or Event. |
| copyrightHolder | Person, Organization | The party holding the legal copyright to the CreativeWork. |
| copyrightNotice | Text | Text of a notice appropriate for describing the copyright aspects of this Creative Work, ideally indicating the owner of the copyright for the Work. |
| copyrightYear | Number | The year during which the claimed copyright for the CreativeWork was first asserted. |
| correction | CorrectionComment, Text, URL | Indicates a correction to a CreativeWork, either via a CorrectionComment, textually or in another document. |
| countryOfOrigin | Country | The country of origin of something, including products as well as creative works such as movie and TV content. In the case of TV and movie, this would be the country of the principle offices of t... |
| creativeWorkStatus | DefinedTerm, Text | The status of a creative work in terms of its stage in a lifecycle. Example terms include Incomplete, Draft, Published, Obsolete. Some organizations define a set of terms for the stages of their pu... |
| creator | Person, Organization | The creator/author of this CreativeWork. This is the same as the Author property for CreativeWork. |
| creditText | Text | Text that can be used to credit person(s) and/or organization(s) associated with a published Creative Work. |
| dateCreated | Date, DateTime | The date on which the CreativeWork was created or the item was added to a DataFeed. |
| dateModified | DateTime, Date | The date on which the CreativeWork was most recently modified or when the item's entry was modified within a DataFeed. |
| datePublished | Date, DateTime | Date of first publication or broadcast. For example the date a CreativeWork was broadcast or a Certification was issued. |
| digitalSourceType | IPTCDigitalSourceEnumeration | Indicates an IPTCDigitalSourceEnumeration code indicating the nature of the digital source(s) for some CreativeWork. |
| discussionUrl | URL | A link to the page containing the comments of the CreativeWork. |
| editEIDR | Text, URL | An EIDR (Entertainment Identifier Registry) identifier representing a specific edit / edition for a work of film or television. For example... |
| editor | Person | Specifies the Person who edited the CreativeWork. |
| educationalAlignment | AlignmentObject | An alignment to an established educational framework. This property should not be used where the nature of the alignment can be described using a simple property, for example to express that a res... |
| educationalLevel | Text, URL, DefinedTerm | The level in terms of progression through an educational or training context. Examples of educational levels include 'beginner', 'intermediate' or 'advanced', and formal sets of level indicators. |
| educationalUse | DefinedTerm, Text | The purpose of a work in the context of education; for example, 'assignment', 'group work'. |
| encoding | MediaObject | A media object that encodes this CreativeWork. This property is a synonym for associatedMedia. |
| encodingFormat | URL, Text | Media type typically expressed using a MIME format (see IANA site and [MDN reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/H... |
| encodings | MediaObject | A media object that encodes this CreativeWork. |
| exampleOfWork | CreativeWork | A creative work that this work is an example/instance/realization/derivation of. |
| expires | Date, DateTime | Date the content expires and is no longer useful or available. For example a VideoObject or NewsArticle whose availability... |
| fileFormat | Text, URL | Media type, typically MIME format (see IANA site) of the content, e.g. application/zip of a SoftwareApplication binary. In cases whe... |
| funder | Organization, Person | A person or organization that supports (sponsors) something through some kind of financial contribution. |
| funding | Grant | A Grant that directly or indirectly provide funding or sponsorship for this item. See also ownershipFundingInfo. |
| genre | URL, Text | Genre of the creative work, broadcast channel or group. |
| hasPart | CreativeWork | Indicates an item or CreativeWork that is part of this item, or CreativeWork (in some sense). |
| headline | Text | Headline of the article. |
| inLanguage | Text, Language | The language of the content or performance or used in an action. Please use one of the language codes from the IETF BCP 47 standard. See also [availableLanguage]... |
| interactionStatistic | InteractionCounter | The number of interactions for the CreativeWork using the WebSite or SoftwareApplication. The most specific child type of InteractionCounter should be used. |
| interactivityType | Text | The predominant mode of learning supported by the learning resource. Acceptable values are 'active', 'expositive', or 'mixed'. |
| interpretedAsClaim | Claim | Used to indicate a specific claim contained, implied, translated or refined from the content of a MediaObject or other [CreativeWork](https://schema.org.ai/Crea... |
| isAccessibleForFree | Boolean | A flag to signal that the item, event, or place is accessible for free. |
| isBasedOn | Product, CreativeWork, URL | A resource from which this work is derived or from which it is a modification or adaptation. |
| isBasedOnUrl | Product, CreativeWork, URL | A resource that was used in the creation of this resource. This term can be repeated for multiple sources. For example, http://example.com/great-multiplication-intro.html. |
| isFamilyFriendly | Boolean | Indicates whether this content is family friendly. |
| isPartOf | URL, CreativeWork | Indicates an item or CreativeWork that this item, or CreativeWork (in some sense), is part of. |
| keywords | Text, URL, DefinedTerm | Keywords or tags used to describe some item. Multiple textual entries in a keywords list are typically delimited by commas, or by repeating the property. |
| learningResourceType | DefinedTerm, Text | The predominant type or kind characterizing the learning resource. For example, 'presentation', 'handout'. |
| license | CreativeWork, URL | A license document that applies to this content, typically indicated by URL. |
| locationCreated | Place | The location where the CreativeWork was created, which may not be the same as the location depicted in the CreativeWork. |
| mainEntity | Thing | Indicates the primary entity described in some page or other CreativeWork. |
| maintainer | Person, Organization | A maintainer of a Dataset, software package (SoftwareApplication), or other Project. A... |
| material | Text, Product, URL | A material that something is made from, e.g. leather, wool, cotton, paper. |
| materialExtent | Text, QuantitativeValue | The quantity of the materials being described or an expression of the physical space they occupy. |
| mentions | Thing | Indicates that the CreativeWork contains a reference to, but is not necessarily about a concept. |
| offers | Demand, Offer | An offer to provide this item—for example, an offer to sell a product, rent the DVD of a movie, perform a service, or give away tickets to an event. Use [businessFunction](https://schema.org... |
| pattern | DefinedTerm, Text | A pattern that something has, for example 'polka dot', 'striped', 'Canadian flag'. Values are typically expressed as text, although links to controlled value schemes are also supported. |
| position | Integer, Text | The position of an item in a series or sequence of items. |
| producer | Person, Organization | The person or organization who produced the work (e.g. music album, movie, TV/radio series etc.). |
| provider | Person, Organization | The service provider, service operator, or service performer; the goods producer. Another party (a seller) may offer those services or goods on behalf of the provider. A provider may also serve as... |
| publication | PublicationEvent | A publication event associated with the item. |
| publisher | Person, Organization | The publisher of the article in question. |
| publisherImprint | Organization | The publishing division which published the comic. |
| publishingPrinciples | CreativeWork, URL | The publishingPrinciples property indicates (typically via URL) a document describing the editorial principles of an Organization... |
| recordedAt | Event | The Event where the CreativeWork was recorded. The CreativeWork may capture all or part of the event. |
| releasedEvent | PublicationEvent | The place and time the release was issued, expressed as a PublicationEvent. |
| review | Review | A review of the item. |
| reviews | Review | Review of the item. |
| schemaVersion | Text, URL | Indicates (by URL or string) a particular version of a schema used in some CreativeWork. This property was created primarily to indicate the use of a specific schema.org release, e.g. ```10.0``... |
| sdDatePublished | Date | Indicates the date on which the current structured data was generated / published. Typically used alongside sdPublisher. |
| sdLicense | CreativeWork, URL | A license document that applies to this structured data, typically indicated by URL. |
| sdPublisher | Person, Organization | Indicates the party responsible for generating and publishing the current structured data markup, typically in cases where the structured data is derived automatically from existing published conte... |
| size | DefinedTerm, Text, SizeSpecification, QuantitativeValue | A standardized size of a product or creative work, specified either through a simple textual string (for example 'XL', '32Wx34L'), a QuantitativeValue with a unitCode, or a comprehensive and struc... |
| sourceOrganization | Organization | The Organization on whose behalf the creator was working. |
| spatial | Place | The "spatial" property can be used in cases when more specific properties (e.g. locationCreated, spatialCoverage, [... |
| spatialCoverage | Place | The spatialCoverage of a CreativeWork indicates the place(s) which are the focus of the content. It is a subproperty of contentLocation intended primarily for more technical and detailed mate... |
| sponsor | Organization, Person | A person or organization that supports a thing through a pledge, promise, or financial contribution. E.g. a sponsor of a Medical Study or a corporate sponsor of an event. |
| teaches | DefinedTerm, Text | The item being described is intended to help a person learn the competency or learning outcome defined by the referenced term. |
| temporal | Text, DateTime | The "temporal" property can be used in cases where more specific properties (e.g. temporalCoverage, dateCreated, [date... |
| temporalCoverage | DateTime, Text, URL | The temporalCoverage of a CreativeWork indicates the period that the content applies to, i.e. that it describes, either as a DateTime or as a textual string indicating a time period in [ISO 8601 ti... |
| text | Text | The textual content of this CreativeWork. |
| thumbnail | ImageObject | Thumbnail image for an image or video. |
| thumbnailUrl | URL | A thumbnail image relevant to the Thing. |
| timeRequired | Duration | Approximate or typical time it usually takes to work with or through the content of this work for the typical or target audience. |
| translationOfWork | CreativeWork | The work that this work has been translated from. E.g. 物种起源 is a translationOf “On the Origin of Species”. |
| translator | Person, Organization | Organization or person who adapts a creative work to different languages, regional differences and technical requirements of a target market, or that translates during some event. |
| typicalAgeRange | Text | The typical expected age range, e.g. '7-9', '11-'. |
| usageInfo | CreativeWork, URL | The schema.org usageInfo property indicates further information about a CreativeWork. This property is applicable both to wo... |
| version | Text, Number | The version of the CreativeWork embodied by a specified resource. |
| video | VideoObject, Clip | An embedded video object. |
| wordCount | Integer | The number of words in the text of the CreativeWork such as an Article, Book, etc. |
| workExample | CreativeWork | Example/instance/realization/derivation of the concept of this creative work. E.g. the paperback edition, first edition, or e-book. |
| workTranslation | CreativeWork | A work that is a translation of the content of this work. E.g. 西遊記 has an English workTranslation “Journey to the West”, a German workTranslation “Monkeys Pilgerfahrt” and a Vietnamese translation... |
[Thing](https://schema.org.ai/Thing) Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| additionalType | Text, URL | An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is... |
| alternateName | Text | An alias for the item. |
| description | Text, TextObject | A description of the item. |
| disambiguatingDescription | Text | A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the descr... |
| identifier | URL, Text, PropertyValue | The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for re... |
| image | ImageObject, URL | An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject. |
| mainEntityOfPage | CreativeWork, URL | Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details. |
| name | Text | The name of the item. |
| potentialAction | Action | Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role. |
| sameAs | URL | URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website. |
| subjectOf | Event, CreativeWork | A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing. |
| url | URL | URL of the item. |