TextObject

A Schema.org Type

Usage: (Google - August 2026)

Thing > CreativeWork > MediaObject > TextObject

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Canonical URL: https://schema.org/TextObject
Equivalent Class: dctype:Text
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A text file. The text can be unformatted or contain markup, html, etc.

Property	Expected Type	Description
Properties from MediaObject
`associatedArticle`	NewsArticle	A NewsArticle associated with the Media Object.
`bitrate`	Text	The bitrate of the media object.
`contentSize`	Text	File size in (mega/kilo)bytes.
`contentUrl`	URL	Actual bytes of the media object, for example the image file or video file.
`duration`	Duration or QuantitativeValue	The duration of the item (movie, audio recording, event, etc.) in ISO 8601 duration format.
`embedUrl`	URL	A URL pointing to a player for a specific video. In general, this is the information in the `src` element of an `embed` tag and should not be the same as the content of the `loc` tag.
`encodesCreativeWork`	CreativeWork	The CreativeWork encoded by this media object. Inverse property: encoding
`encodingFormat`	Text or URL	Media type typically expressed using a MIME format (see IANA site and MDN reference), e.g. application/zip for a SoftwareApplication binary, audio/mpeg for .mp3 etc. In cases where a CreativeWork has several media type representations, encoding can be used to indicate each MediaObject alongside particular encodingFormat information. Unregistered or niche encoding and file formats can be indicated instead via the most appropriate URL, e.g. defining Web page or a Wikipedia/Wikidata entry. Supersedes fileFormat.
`endTime`	DateTime or Time	The endTime of something. For a reserved event or service (e.g. FoodEstablishmentReservation), the time that it is expected to end. For actions that span a period of time, when the action was performed. E.g. John wrote a book from January to December. For media, including audio and video, it's the time offset of the end of a clip within a larger file. Note that Event uses startDate/endDate instead of startTime/endTime, even when describing dates with times. This situation may be clarified in future revisions.
`height`	Distance or QuantitativeValue	The height of the item.
`ineligibleRegion`	GeoShape or Place or Text	The ISO 3166-1 (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) or ISO 3166-2 code, the place, or the GeoShape for the geo-political region(s) for which the offer or delivery charge specification is not valid, e.g. a region where the transaction is not allowed. See also eligibleRegion.
`interpretedAsClaim`	Claim	Used to indicate a specific claim contained, implied, translated or refined from the content of a MediaObject or other CreativeWork. The interpreting party can be indicated using claimInterpreter.
`playerType`	Text	Player type required—for example, Flash or Silverlight.
`productionCompany`	Organization	The production company or studio responsible for the item, e.g. series, video game, episode etc.
`regionsAllowed`	Place	The regions where the media is allowed. If not specified, then it's assumed to be allowed everywhere. Specify the countries in ISO 3166 format.
`requiresSubscription`	Boolean or MediaSubscription	Indicates if use of the media require a subscription (either paid or free). Allowed values are `true` or `false` (note that an earlier version had 'yes', 'no').
`sha256`	Text	The SHA-2 SHA256 hash of the content of the item. For example, a zero-length input has value 'e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855'.
`startTime`	DateTime or Time	The startTime of something. For a reserved event or service (e.g. FoodEstablishmentReservation), the time that it is expected to start. For actions that span a period of time, when the action was performed. E.g. John wrote a book from January to December. For media, including audio and video, it's the time offset of the start of a clip within a larger file. Note that Event uses startDate/endDate instead of startTime/endTime, even when describing dates with times. This situation may be clarified in future revisions.
`uploadDate`	Date or DateTime	Date (including time if available) when this media object was uploaded to this site.
`width`	Distance or QuantitativeValue	The width of the item.
Properties from CreativeWork
`about`	Thing	The subject matter of an object. Inverse property: subjectOf
`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 the intellectual content of a resource, not including any adaptations of the content (e.g., text alternatives for images). Values should be drawn from the approved vocabulary.
`accessModeSufficient`	ItemList	A list of single or combined access modes that are sufficient to understand all the intellectual content of a resource, including any adaptations. Values should be drawn from the approved vocabulary.
`accessibilityAPI`	Text	Indicates that the resource is compatible with the referenced accessibility API. Values should be drawn from the approved vocabulary.
`accessibilityControl`	Text	Identifies input methods that are sufficient to fully control the described resource. Values should be drawn from the approved vocabulary.
`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.
`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.
`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 long descriptions will be needed for non-visual users" or "short descriptions are present and no long descriptions are needed".
`accountablePerson`	Person	Specifies the Person that is legally accountable for the CreativeWork.
`acquireLicensePage`	CreativeWork or URL	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 or WebPage	Indicates a page or other link involved in archival of a CreativeWork. In the case of MediaReview, the items in a MediaReviewItem may often become inaccessible, but be archived by archival, journalistic, activist, or law enforcement organizations. In such cases, the referenced page may not directly publish the content.
`assesses`	DefinedTerm or 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. Supersedes serviceAudience.
`audio`	AudioObject or Clip or MusicRecording	An embedded audio object.
`author`	Organization or Person	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 used interchangeably.
`award`	Text	An award won by or for this item. Supersedes awards.
`character`	Person	Fictional person connected with a creative work.
`citation`	CreativeWork or Text	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 exist elsewhere.
`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 ArchiveOrganization. This property is not suitable for use as a general Web access control mechanism. It is expressed only in natural language. For example "Available by appointment from the Reading Room" or "Accessible only from logged-in accounts ".
`contentLocation`	Place	The location depicted or described in the content. For example, the location in a photograph or painting.
`contentRating`	Rating or 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 or Person	A secondary contributor to the CreativeWork or Event.
`copyrightHolder`	Organization or Person	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 or Text or 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 the production company or individual responsible for the movie. For other kinds of CreativeWork it is difficult to provide fully general guidance, and properties such as contentLocation and locationCreated may be more applicable. In the case of products, the country of origin of the product. The exact interpretation of this may vary by context and product type, and cannot be fully enumerated here.
`creativeWorkStatus`	DefinedTerm or 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 publication lifecycle.
`creator`	Organization or Person	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 or DateTime	The date on which the CreativeWork was created or the item was added to a DataFeed.
`dateModified`	Date or DateTime	The date on which the CreativeWork was most recently modified or when the item's entry was modified within a DataFeed.
`datePublished`	Date or 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.
`displayLocation`	Place	The location at which an item can be viewed or experienced in-person.
`editEIDR`	Text or URL	An EIDR (Entertainment Identifier Registry) identifier representing a specific edit / edition for a work of film or television. For example, the motion picture known as "Ghostbusters" whose titleEIDR is "10.5240/7EC7-228A-510A-053E-CBB8-J" has several edits, e.g. "10.5240/1F2A-E1C5-680A-14C6-E76B-I" and "10.5240/8A35-3BEE-6497-5D12-9E4F-3". Since schema.org types like Movie and TVEpisode can be used for both works and their multiple expressions, it is possible to use titleEIDR alone (for a general description), or alongside editEIDR for a more edit-specific description.
`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 resource teaches or assesses a competency.
`educationalLevel`	DefinedTerm or Text or URL	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 or 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. Supersedes encodings. Inverse property: encodesCreativeWork
`encodingFormat`	Text or URL	Media type typically expressed using a MIME format (see IANA site and MDN reference), e.g. application/zip for a SoftwareApplication binary, audio/mpeg for .mp3 etc. In cases where a CreativeWork has several media type representations, encoding can be used to indicate each MediaObject alongside particular encodingFormat information. Unregistered or niche encoding and file formats can be indicated instead via the most appropriate URL, e.g. defining Web page or a Wikipedia/Wikidata entry. Supersedes fileFormat.