http://schema.org/Thing
The most generic type of item.
| 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 in. Typically the value is a URI-identified RDF class, and in this case corresponds to the use of rdf:type in RDF. Text values can be used sparingly, for cases where useful information can be added without their being an appropriate schema to reference. In the case of text values, the class label should follow the schema.org style guide |
| identifier | PropertyValue, Text, URL | 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 representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details. |
| description | Text, TextObject | A description of the item. |
| 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. |
| url | URL | URL of the item. |
| image | ImageObject, URL | An image of the item. This can be a [[URL]] or a fully described [[ImageObject]]. |
| name | Text | The name of the item. |
| alternateName | Text | An alias for the item. |
Instances of Thing may appear as a value for the following properties:
| Property | On Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| about | Event, CreativeWork | The subject matter of the content. |
These types are sub-classes of Thing:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Event | An event happening at a certain time and location, such as a concert, lecture, or festival. Ticketing information may be added via the [[offers]] property. Repeated events may be structured as separate Event objects. |
| Place | Entities that have a somewhat fixed, physical extension. |
| CreativeWork | The most generic kind of creative work, including books, movies, photographs, software programs, etc. |
| Organization | An organization such as a school, NGO, corporation, club, etc. |
| Person | A person (alive, dead, undead, or fictional). |