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category

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A category for the item. Greater signs or slashes can be used to informally indicate a category hierarchy.

Values expected to be one of these types


 
 
 
 
 
 CategoryCode
 
 
 
 
 
 
 PhysicalActivityCategory
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Text
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Thing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 URL

Used on these types


 
 
 
 
 
 ActionAccessSpecification
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Guide
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Invoice
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Offer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 PhysicalActivity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Product
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Recommendation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Service
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SpecialAnnouncement

Sub-properties

accommodationCategory

Source

https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/1741

https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/2490

Terms and conditions

• Schema.org • V30.0 | 2026-03-19

URL: https://schema.org/category

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category

Values expected to be one of these types

Used on these types

Sub-properties

Source