itemscope (attribute)

The global attribute itemscope (usually) works along with itemtypeto specify that the HTML contained in a block is about a particular item. itemscope creates the Item and defines the scope of the itemtype associated with it. itemtype is a valid URL of a vocabulary (such as schema.org) that describes the item and its properties context. In the examples below the vocabulary used is from schema.org. Every HTML element may have an itemscope attribute specified. An itemscope element that doesn't have an associated itemtype has an itemref.

Simple example

HTML

<div itemscope itemtype ="http://schema.org/Movie">
  <h1 itemprop="name">Avatar</h1>
  <span>Director: <span itemprop="director">James Cameron</span> (born August 16, 1954)</span>
  <span itemprop="genre">Science fiction</span>
  <a href="https://youtu.be/0AY1XIkX7bY" itemprop="trailer">Trailer</a>
</div>

Structured data

itemscope	Itemtype	Movie
	itemprop	(itemprop name)	(itemprop value)
	itemprop	director	James Cameron
	itemprop	genre	Science Fiction
	itemprop	name	Avatar
	itemprop	https://youtu.be/0AY1XIkX7bY	Trailer

itemscope id's

An element with the itemscope attribute specified creates a new item that consists of a group of name-value pairs. Elements with an itemscope attribute and an itemtype attribute may also have an id attribute specified (not an itemid, cf. itemref), to give a global identifier for the item, so that it can be related to other items on pages elsewhere on the Web.

Example

There are three itemscope in this example. The three itemscope, in turn, set the scope of three corresponding itemtype. The three itemtype are Recipe, AggregateRating, and NutritionInformation. These itemtype are part of the schema.org structured data for a receipe.

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Recipe">
<h2 itemprop="name">Grandma's Holiday Apple Pie</h2>
<img itemprop="image" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/30/42759561_8631e2f905_n.jpg" width="50" height="50"/>
<p>By <span itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">
<span itemprop="name">Carol Smith</p></span>
</span> 
<p>Published: <time datetime="2009-11-05" itemprop="datePublished">
November 5, 2009</p></time>
<span itemprop="description">This is my grandmother's apple pie recipe. I like to add a dash of nutmeg.<br></span>
 <span itemprop="aggregateRating" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AggregateRating">
 <span itemprop="ratingValue">4.0</span> stars based on <span itemprop="reviewCount">35</span> reviews<br></span> 
Prep time: <time datetime="PT30M" itemprop="prepTime">30 min<br></time>
 Cook time: <time datetime="PT1H" itemprop="cookTime">1 hour<br></time>
 Total time: <time datetime="PT1H30M" itemprop="totalTime">1 hour 30 min<br></time>
 Yield: <span itemprop="recipeYield">1 9" pie (8 servings)<br></span>
 <span itemprop="nutrition" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NutritionInformation">
 Serving size: <span itemprop="servingSize">1 medium slice<br></span>
 Calories per serving: <span itemprop="calories">250 cal<br></span>
 Fat per serving: <span itemprop="fatContent">12 g<br></span> 
</span> 
<p>Ingredients:<br>
  <span itemprop="recipeIngredient">Thinly-sliced apples: 6 cups<br></span>
  <span itemprop="recipeIngredient">White sugar: 3/4 cup<br></span>
 ... </p>

Directions: <br>
  <div itemprop="recipeInstructions"> 
    1. Cut and peel apples<br> 
    2. Mix sugar and cinnamon. Use additional sugar for tart apples. <br>
    ... 
  </div> 
</div> 

Results

HTML

Structured data

itemscope	itemtype	Recipe
	itemprop	name	Grandma's Holiday Apple Pie
	itemprop	image	https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/30/42759561_8631e2f905_n.jpg
	itemprop	datePublished	2009-11-05
	itemprop	description	This is my grandmother's apple pie recipe. I like to add a dash of nutmeg.
	itemprop	prepTime	PT30M
	itemprop	cookTime	PT1H
	itemprop	totalTime	PT1H30M
	itemprop	recipeYield	1 9" pie (8 servings)
	itemprop	recipeIngredient	Thinly-sliced apples: 6 cups
	itemprop	recipeIngredient	White sugar: 3/4 cup
	itemprop	recipeInstructions	1. Cut and peel apples 2. Mix sugar and cinnamon. Use additional sugar for tart apples .
	itemprop	author [Person]
	itemprop	name	Carol Smith
itemscope	itemprop[itemtype]	aggregateRating [AggregateRating]
	itemprop	ratingValue	4.0
	itemprop	reviewCount	35
itemscope	itemprop[itemtype]	nutrition [NutritionInformation]
	itemprop	servingSize	1 medium slice
	itemprop	calories	250 cal
	itemprop	fatContent	12 g

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
itemscope		WG Note - No longer being actively developed

Browser compatibility

See also

• Other different global attributes
• Other, microdata related, global attributes:
  • itemid
  • itemprop
  • itemref
  • itemscope
  • itemtype