# roleName - Schema.org Property

> Source: https://schema.org/roleName
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:59:50.620Z

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A role played, performed or filled by a person or organization. For example, the team of creators for a comic book might fill the roles named 'inker', 'penciller', and 'letterer'; or an athlete in a SportsTeam might play in the position named 'Quarterback'.

### Values expected to be one of these types

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

Supersedes

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