# temporal

The "temporal" property can be used in cases where more specific properties (e.g. [temporalCoverage](https://schema.org.ai/temporalCoverage), [dateCreated](https://schema.org.ai/dateCreated), [dateModified](https://schema.org.ai/dateModified), [datePublished](https://schema.org.ai/datePublished)) are not known to be appropriate.

## Expected Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [DateTime](https://schema.org.ai/DateTime) | A combination of date and time of day in the form \[-\]CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss\[Z\|(+\|-)hh:mm\] (see Chapter 5.4 of ISO 8601). |
| [Text](https://schema.org.ai/Text) | Data type: Text. |

## Used on Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [CreativeWork](https://schema.org.ai/CreativeWork) | The most generic kind of creative work, including books, movies, photographs, software programs, etc. |

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