# Rating - Schema.org Type

> Source: https://schema.org/Rating
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T18:54:45.745Z

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A rating is an evaluation on a numeric scale, such as 1 to 5 stars.

Property

Expected Type

Description

Properties from [Rating](https://schema.org/Rating "Rating")

`[author](https://schema.org/author "author")`

[Organization](https://schema.org/Organization "Organization")  or  
[Person](https://schema.org/Person "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.

`[bestRating](https://schema.org/bestRating "bestRating")`

[Number](https://schema.org/Number "Number")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

The highest value allowed in this rating system.

`[ratingExplanation](https://schema.org/ratingExplanation "ratingExplanation")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

A short explanation (e.g. one to two sentences) providing background context and other information that led to the conclusion expressed in the rating. This is particularly applicable to ratings associated with "fact check" markup using [ClaimReview](https://schema.org/ClaimReview).

`[ratingValue](https://schema.org/ratingValue "ratingValue")`

[Number](https://schema.org/Number "Number")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

The rating for the content.

Usage guidelines:

-   Use values from 0123456789 (Unicode 'DIGIT ZERO' (U+0030) to 'DIGIT NINE' (U+0039)) rather than superficially similar Unicode symbols.
-   Use '.' (Unicode 'FULL STOP' (U+002E)) rather than ',' to indicate a decimal point. Avoid using these symbols as a readability separator.

`[reviewAspect](https://schema.org/reviewAspect "reviewAspect")`

[StructuredValue](https://schema.org/StructuredValue "StructuredValue")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

This Review or Rating is relevant to this part or facet of the itemReviewed.

`[worstRating](https://schema.org/worstRating "worstRating")`

[Number](https://schema.org/Number "Number")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

The lowest value allowed in this rating system.

Properties from [Thing](https://schema.org/Thing "Thing")

`[additionalType](https://schema.org/additionalType "additionalType")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "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](https://schema.org/docs/styleguide.html).

`[alternateName](https://schema.org/alternateName "alternateName")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

An alias for the item.

`[description](https://schema.org/description "description")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")  or  
[TextObject](https://schema.org/TextObject "TextObject")

A description of the item.

`[disambiguatingDescription](https://schema.org/disambiguatingDescription "disambiguatingDescription")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.

`[identifier](https://schema.org/identifier "identifier")`

[PropertyValue](https://schema.org/PropertyValue "PropertyValue")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of [Thing](https://schema.org/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](https://schema.org/docs/datamodel.html#identifierBg) for more details.

`[image](https://schema.org/image "image")`

[ImageObject](https://schema.org/ImageObject "ImageObject")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

An image of the item. This can be a [URL](https://schema.org/URL) or a fully described [ImageObject](https://schema.org/ImageObject).

`[mainEntityOfPage](https://schema.org/mainEntityOfPage "mainEntityOfPage")`

[CreativeWork](https://schema.org/CreativeWork "CreativeWork")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See [background notes](https://schema.org/docs/datamodel.html#mainEntityBackground) for details.  
Inverse property: [mainEntity](https://schema.org/mainEntity "mainEntity")

`[name](https://schema.org/name "name")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

The name of the item.

`[owner](https://schema.org/owner "owner")`

[Organization](https://schema.org/Organization "Organization")  or  
[Person](https://schema.org/Person "Person")

A person or organization who owns this Thing.  
Inverse property: [owns](https://schema.org/owns "owns")

`[potentialAction](https://schema.org/potentialAction "potentialAction")`

[Action](https://schema.org/Action "Action")

Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.

`[sameAs](https://schema.org/sameAs "sameAs")`

[URL](https://schema.org/URL "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.

`[subjectOf](https://schema.org/subjectOf "subjectOf")`

[CreativeWork](https://schema.org/CreativeWork "CreativeWork")  or  
[Event](https://schema.org/Event "Event")

A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.  
Inverse property: [about](https://schema.org/about "about")

`[url](https://schema.org/url "url")`

[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

URL of the item.

Instances of [Rating](https://schema.org/Rating "Rating") may appear as a value for the following properties

Property

On Types

Description

[certificationRating](https://schema.org/certificationRating "certificationRating")

[Certification](https://schema.org/Certification "Certification")

Rating of a certification instance (as defined by an independent certification body). Typically this rating can be used to rate the level to which the requirements of the certification instance are fulfilled. See also [gs1:certificationValue](https://www.gs1.org/voc/certificationValue).

[contentRating](https://schema.org/contentRating "contentRating")

[CreativeWork](https://schema.org/CreativeWork "CreativeWork")

Official rating of a piece of content—for example, 'MPAA PG-13'.

[reviewRating](https://schema.org/reviewRating "reviewRating")

[Review](https://schema.org/Review "Review")

The rating given in this review. Note that reviews can themselves be rated. The `reviewRating` applies to rating given by the review. The [aggregateRating](https://schema.org/aggregateRating) property applies to the review itself, as a creative work.

[starRating](https://schema.org/starRating "starRating")

[FoodEstablishment](https://schema.org/FoodEstablishment "FoodEstablishment")  or  
[LodgingBusiness](https://schema.org/LodgingBusiness "LodgingBusiness")

An official rating for a lodging business or food establishment, e.g. from national associations or standards bodies. Use the author property to indicate the rating organization, e.g. as an Organization with name such as (e.g. HOTREC, DEHOGA, WHR, or Hotelstars).

#### More specific Types

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

### Examples

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

Kenmore White 17" Microwave
<img src="kenmore-microwave-17in.jpg" alt='Kenmore 17" Microwave' />
Rated 3.5/5 based on 11 customer reviews

$55.00
In stock

Product description:
0.7 cubic feet countertop microwave. Has six preset cooking categories and
 convenience features like Add-A-Minute and Child Lock.

Customer reviews:

Not a happy camper - by Ellie, April 1, 2011
1/5 stars
The lamp burned out and now I have to replace it.

 Value purchase - by Lucas, March 25, 2011
4/5 stars
Great microwave for the price. It is small and fits in my apartment.
...

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

<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Product">
  <span itemprop="name">Kenmore White 17" Microwave</span>
  <img itemprop="image" src="kenmore-microwave-17in.jpg" alt='Kenmore 17" Microwave' />
  <div itemprop="aggregateRating"
    itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/AggregateRating">
   Rated <span itemprop="ratingValue">3.5</span>/5
   based on <span itemprop="reviewCount">11</span> customer reviews
  </div>

  <div itemprop="offers" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Offer">

    <!--price is 1000, a number, with locale-specific thousands separator
    and decimal mark, and the $ character is marked up with the
    machine-readable code "USD" -->
    <span itemprop="priceCurrency" content="USD">$</span><span
          itemprop="price" content="1000.00">1,000.00</span>

    <link itemprop="availability" href="https://schema.org/InStock" />In stock
  </div>

  Product description:
  <span itemprop="description">0.7 cubic feet countertop microwave.
  Has six preset cooking categories and convenience features like
  Add-A-Minute and Child Lock.</span>

  Customer reviews:

  <div itemprop="review" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review">
    <span itemprop="name">Not a happy camper</span> -
    by <span itemprop="author">Ellie</span>,
    <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-04-01">April 1, 2011
    <div itemprop="reviewRating" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Rating">
      <meta itemprop="worstRating" content = "1">
      <span itemprop="ratingValue">1</span>/
      <span itemprop="bestRating">5</span>stars
    </div>
    <span itemprop="reviewBody">The lamp burned out and now I have to replace
    it. </span>
  </div>

  <div itemprop="review" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review">
    <span itemprop="name">Value purchase</span> -
    by <span itemprop="author">Lucas</span>,
    <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-03-25">March 25, 2011
    <div itemprop="reviewRating" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Rating">
      <meta itemprop="worstRating" content = "1"/>
      <span itemprop="ratingValue">4</span>/
      <span itemprop="bestRating">5</span>stars
    </div>
    <span itemprop="reviewBody">Great microwave for the price. It is small and
    fits in my apartment.</span>
  </div>
  ...
</div>

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

<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="Product">
  <span property="name">Kenmore White 17" Microwave</span>
  <img property="image" src="kenmore-microwave-17in.jpg" alt='Kenmore 17" Microwave' />
  <div property="aggregateRating"
     typeof="AggregateRating">
   Rated <span property="ratingValue">3.5</span>/5
   based on <span property="reviewCount">11</span> customer reviews
  </div>

  <div property="offers" typeof="Offer">
    <!--price is 1000, a number, with locale-specific thousands separator
        and decimal mark, and the $ character is marked up with the
        machine-readable code "USD" -->
    <span property="priceCurrency" content="USD">$</span><span
      property="price" content="1000.00">1,000.00</span>
    <link property="availability" href="https://schema.org/InStock" />In stock
  </div>

  Product description:
  <span property="description">0.7 cubic feet countertop microwave.
  Has six preset cooking categories and convenience features like
  Add-A-Minute and Child Lock.</span>

  Customer reviews:

  <div property="review" typeof="Review">
    <span property="name">Not a happy camper</span> -
    by <span property="author">Ellie</span>,
    <meta property="datePublished" content="2011-04-01">April 1, 2011
    <div property="reviewRating" typeof="Rating">
      <meta property="worstRating" content = "1">
      <span property="ratingValue">1</span>/
      <span property="bestRating">5</span>stars
    </div>
    <span property="reviewBody">The lamp burned out and now I have to replace
    it. </span>
  </div>

  <div property="review" typeof="Review">
    <span property="name">Value purchase</span> -
    by <span property="author">Lucas</span>,
    <meta property="datePublished" content="2011-03-25">March 25, 2011
    <div property="reviewRating" typeof="Rating">
      <meta property="worstRating" content = "1"/>
      <span property="ratingValue">4</span>/
      <span property="bestRating">5</span>stars
    </div>
    <span property="reviewBody">Great microwave for the price. It is small and
    fits in my apartment.</span>
  </div>
  ...
</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": "Product",
  "aggregateRating": {
    "@type": "AggregateRating",
    "ratingValue": "3.5",
    "reviewCount": "11"
  },
  "description": "0.7 cubic feet countertop microwave. Has six preset cooking categories and convenience features like Add-A-Minute and Child Lock.",
  "name": "Kenmore White 17\\" Microwave",
  "image": "kenmore-microwave-17in.jpg",
  "offers": {
    "@type": "Offer",
    "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
    "price": "55.00",
    "priceCurrency": "USD"
  },
  "review": \[
    {
      "@type": "Review",
      "author": "Ellie",
      "datePublished": "2011-04-01",
      "reviewBody": "The lamp burned out and now I have to replace it.",
      "name": "Not a happy camper",
      "reviewRating": {
        "@type": "Rating",
        "bestRating": "5",
        "ratingValue": "1",
        "worstRating": "1"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Review",
      "author": "Lucas",
      "datePublished": "2011-03-25",
      "reviewBody": "Great microwave for the price. It is small and fits in my apartment.",
      "name": "Value purchase",
      "reviewRating": {
        "@type": "Rating",
        "bestRating": "5",
        "ratingValue": "4",
        "worstRating": "1"
      }
    }
  \]
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

See JSON example.

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": "Review",
  "reviewBody": "The restaurant has great ambiance.",
  "itemReviewed": {
    "@type": "Restaurant",
    "name": "Fine Dining Establishment"
  },
  "reviewRating": {
    "@type": "Rating",
    "ratingValue": 5,
    "worstRating": 1,
    "bestRating": 5,
    "reviewAspect": "Ambiance"
  }
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.