# genre

Genre of the creative work, broadcast channel or group.

## Expected Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [DefinedTerm](https://schema.org.ai/DefinedTerm) | A word, name, acronym, phrase, etc. with a formal definition. Often used in the context of category or subject classification, glossaries or dictionaries, product or creative work types, etc. Use the name property for the term being defined, use termCode if the term has an alpha-numeric code allocated, use description to provide the definition of the term. Use the about property to specify what the term is about. |
| [Text](https://schema.org.ai/Text) | Data type: Text. |
| [URL](https://schema.org.ai/URL) | Data type: URL. |

## Used on Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [BroadcastChannel](https://schema.org.ai/BroadcastChannel) | A unique instance of a BroadcastService on a CableOrSatelliteService lineup. |
| [CreativeWork](https://schema.org.ai/CreativeWork) | The most generic kind of creative work, including books, movies, photographs, software programs, etc. |
| [MusicGroup](https://schema.org.ai/MusicGroup) | A musical group, such as a band, an orchestra, or a choir. Can also be a solo musician. |

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Quoted from Schema.org 30.1, https://schema.org/genre, under CC BY-SA 3.0. Served by the Org.AI Foundation at https://schema.org.ai/genre.