# termCode - Schema.org Property

> Source: https://schema.org/termCode
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T22:02:14.569Z

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A Schema.org Property

*This term is in the "new" area - implementation feedback and adoption from applications and websites can help improve our definitions.*

### Values expected to be one of these types

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

#### Sub-properties

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

#### Source

[https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/894](https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/894)

  

### Examples

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

<div>
   <h1>Library of Congress Resource Type: <b>Manuscript</b></h1>
   Code: <b>Man</b>
</div>

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

<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
   <h1>Library of Congress Resource Type: <b><span itemprop="name">Manuscript</span></b></h1>
   Code: <b><span itemprop="termCode">Man</span></b>
   <link itemprop="inDefinedTermSet" href="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/resourceTypes"/>
</div>

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

<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="DefinedTerm">
   <h1>Library of Congress Resource Type: <b><span property="name">Manuscript</span></b></h1>
   Code: <b><span property="termCode">Man</span></b>
   <link property="inDefinedTermSet" href="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/resourceTypes"/>
</div>

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

{
 "@context": "https://schema.org/",
 "@type": "DefinedTerm",
 "termCode": "Man",
 "inDefinedTermSet": "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/resourceTypes"
}

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

<div>
	<h1>Occupation Term defined by <a href="http://onetonline.org">O\*Net Online</a></h1>
	<h2>51-6042.00 - Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders</h2>
	Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.
</div>

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

<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
	<h1>Occupation Term defined by <a itemprop="inDefinedTermSet" href="http://onetonline.org">O\*Net Online</a></h1>
	<h2><span itemprop="termCode">51-6042.00</span> - <span itemprop="name">Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders</span></h2>
	<span itemprop="description">Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.</span>
</div>

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

<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="DefinedTerm">
	<h1>Occupation Term defined by <a property="inDefinedTermSet" href="http://onetonline.org">O\*Net Online</a></h1>
	<h2><span property="termCode">51-6042.00</span> - <span property="name">Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders</span></h2>
	<span property="description">Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.</span>
</div>

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

{
 "@context": "https://schema.org/",
 "@type": "DefinedTerm",
 "name": "Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders",
 "termCode": "51-6042.00",
 "description": "Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.",
 "inDefinedTermSet": "http://onetonline.org"
}

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.