itemtype (attribute)

The global attribute itemtype specifies the URL of the vocabulary that will be used to define itemprop's (item properties) in the data structure. itemscope is used to set the scope of where in the data structure the vocabulary set by itemtype will be active.

Google and other major search engines support the schema.org vocabulary for structured data. This vocabulary defines a standard set of type names and property names, for example, MusicEvent indicates a concert performance, with startDate and location properties to specify the concert's key details. In this case, MusicEvent would be the URL used by itemtype and startDate and location would be itemprop's that MusicEvent defines.

• The itemtype attribute must have a value that is an unordered set of unique tokens that are case-sensitive, each of which is a valid URL that is an absolute URL, and all of which are defined to use the same vocabulary. The attribute's value must have at least one token.
• The item types must all be types defined in applicable specifications (such as schema.org) and must all be defined to use the same vocabulary.
• The itemtype attribute can only be specified on elements that have an itemscope attribute specified.
• The itemid attribute can only be specified on elements that have both an itemscope attribute and an itemtype attribute specified, and can only be specified on elements with an itemscope attribute whose itemtype attribute specifies a vocabulary that does not support global identifiers for items, as defined by that vocabulary's specification.
• The exact meaning of a global identifier is determined by the vocabulary's specification. It is up to such specifications to define whether multiple items with the same global identifier (whether on the same page or different pages) are allowed to exist, and what the processing rules for that vocabulary are with respect to handling the case of multiple items with the same ID.

Simple example

HTML

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Product">
  <span itemprop="brand">ACME</span>
  <span itemprop="name">Executive Anvil</span>
</div>

Structured data

itemscope	itemtype	schema.org Product
	itemprop	name	Executive Anvil
	itemprop	brand [Thing]
	itemprop	name	ACME

Example

HTML

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Product">
  <span itemprop="brand">ACME<br></span>
  <span itemprop="name">Executive Anvil<br></span>
  <img itemprop="image" src="https://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2015/09/05/18/15/suitcase-924605_960_720.png" width="50" height="50" alt="Executive Anvil logo" /><br>
  
<span itemprop="description">Sleeker than ACME's Classic Anvil, the
    Executive Anvil is perfect for the business traveler
    looking for something to drop from a height.
  <br>
</span>

  Product #: <span itemprop="mpn">925872<br></span>
  <span itemprop="aggregateRating" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AggregateRating">
    Rating: <span itemprop="ratingValue">4.4</span> stars, based on <span itemprop="reviewCount">89
      </span> reviews<p>
  </span>
  
<span itemprop="offers" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Offer">
    Regular price: $179.99<br>
    <meta itemprop="priceCurrency" content="USD" />
    <span itemprop="price">Sale price: $119.99<br></span>
    (Sale ends <time itemprop="priceValidUntil" datetime="2020-11-05">
      5 November!</time>)<br>
    Available from: <span itemprop="seller" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization">
                      <span itemprop="name">Executive Objects<br></span>
                    </span>
    Condition: <link itemprop="itemCondition" href="http://schema.org/UsedCondition"/>Previously owned,
      in excellent condition<br>
    <link itemprop="availability" href="http://schema.org/InStock"/>In stock! Order now!
</span>

  </span>

</div>

Result

HTML

Structured data

itemscope	itemtype	Product (http://schema.org/Product)
	itemprop	name	Executive Anvil
	itemprop	image	https://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2015/09/05/18/15/suitcase-924605_960_720.png
	itemprop	description	Sleeker than ACME's Classic Anvil, the Executive Anvil is perfect for the business traveler looking for something to drop from a height.
	itemprop	mpn	925872
	itemprop	brand [Thing]
	itemprop	name	ACME
itemscope	itemprop[itemtype]	aggregateRating[AggregateRating]
	itemprop	ratingValue	4.4
	itemprop	reviewCount	89
	itemprop	offers [Offer]	http://schema.org/Offer
	itemprop	priceCurrency	USD
	itemprop	price	119.99
	itemprop	priceValidUntil	2020-11-05
	itemprop	itemCondition	http://schema.org/UsedCondition
	itemprop	availability	http://schema.org/InStock
itemscope	itemprop[itemtype]	seller [Organization]	http://schema.org/Organization
	itemprop	name	Executive Objects

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
itemtype		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