# genre - Schema.org Property

> Source: https://schema.org/genre
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T18:45:18.693Z

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Genre of the creative work, broadcast channel or group.

#### Sub-properties

-   [legislationType](https://schema.org/legislationType "legislationType")

### Examples

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

<h1>The Madonna with the Long Neck</h1>
Late Renaissance painting by Parmigianino

Example encoded as [Microdata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdata_\(HTML\)) embedded in HTML.

<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Painting">
  <h1><span itemprop="name">The Madonna with the Long Neck</span></h1>
  <meta itemprop="genre" content="http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300021143"/>Late Renaissance painting by
  <span itemprop="creator">Parmigianino</span>.
</div>

Example encoded as [RDFa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDFa) embedded in HTML.

<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="Painting">
  <h1><span property="name">The Madonna with the Long Neck</span></h1>
  <span property="genre" content="http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300021143">Late Renaissance</span> painting by
  <span property="creator">Parmigianino</span>.
</div>

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Painting",
  "name": "The Madonna with the Long Neck",
  "genre": "http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300021143"
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.