QualitativeValue — Schema.org Type, Hierarchy & Properties

Source: Schema.org v30.1 offline vocabulary. Official QualitativeValue definition.

What is QualitativeValue?

A predefined value for a product characteristic, e.g. the power cord plug type 'US' or the garment sizes 'S', 'M', 'L', and 'XL'.

Example JSON-LD skeleton

This minimal example only identifies a Schema.org type. It is not a complete entity, a Google rich-result test, or a claim about a real business.

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "QualitativeValue"
}

Full parent hierarchy

Each chain starts at a root type. Multiple paths are shown when Schema.org defines more than one parent. For very complex types, up to 256 paths are displayed; consult the official definition for the full graph.

Thing → Intangible → Enumeration → QualitativeValue

Direct parents: Enumeration

Child types (4)

Properties that accept QualitativeValue values (19)

Property	On types	Description
bodyType	Vehicle	Indicates the design and body style of the vehicle (e.g. station wagon, hatchback, etc.).
broadcastSignalModulation	BroadcastFrequencySpecification	The modulation (e.g. FM, AM, etc) used by a particular broadcast service.
costPerUnit	DrugCost	The cost per unit of the drug.
doseValue	DoseSchedule	The value of the dose, e.g. 500.
engineType	EngineSpecification	The type of engine or engines powering the vehicle.
equal	QualitativeValue	This ordering relation for qualitative values indicates that the subject is equal to the object.
fuelType	EngineSpecification or Vehicle	The type of fuel suitable for the engine or engines of the vehicle. If the vehicle has only one engine, this property can be attached directly to the vehicle.
greater	QualitativeValue	This ordering relation for qualitative values indicates that the subject is greater than the object.
greaterOrEqual	QualitativeValue	This ordering relation for qualitative values indicates that the subject is greater than or equal to the object.
lesser	QualitativeValue	This ordering relation for qualitative values indicates that the subject is lesser than the object.
lesserOrEqual	QualitativeValue	This ordering relation for qualitative values indicates that the subject is lesser than or equal to the object.
lodgingUnitType	LodgingReservation	Textual description of the unit type (including suite vs. room, size of bed, etc.).
meetsEmissionStandard	Vehicle	Indicates that the vehicle meets the respective emission standard.
nonEqual	QualitativeValue	This ordering relation for qualitative values indicates that the subject is not equal to the object.
passengerPriorityStatus	FlightReservation	The priority status assigned to a passenger for security or boarding (e.g. FastTrack or Priority).
seatingType	Seat	The type/class of the seat.
value	MonetaryAmount or PropertyValue or QuantitativeValue	The value of a [[QuantitativeValue]] (including [[Observation]]) or property value node.\n\n* For [[QuantitativeValue]] and [[MonetaryAmount]], the recommended type for values is 'Number'.\n* For [[PropertyValue]], it can be 'Text', 'Number', 'Boolean', 'StructuredValue' or 'QualitativeValue'.\n* Use values from 0123456789 (Unicode 'DIGIT ZERO' (U+0030) to 'DIGIT NINE' (U+0039)) rather than superficially similar Unicode symbols.\n* Use '.' (Unicode 'FULL STOP' (U+002E)) rather than ',' to indicate a decimal point. Avoid using these symbols as a readability separator.
valueReference	PropertyValue or QualitativeValue or QuantitativeValue	A secondary value that provides additional information on the original value, e.g. a reference temperature or a type of measurement.
vehicleTransmission	Vehicle	The type of component used for transmitting the power from a rotating power source to the wheels or other relevant component(s) ("gearbox" for cars).

Properties usable on QualitativeValue (22)

This list includes properties whose domainIncludes names QualitativeValue or one of its ancestors. DomainIncludes is advisory; it is not an exhaustive set of permitted properties.

Property	Expected value types	Description
additionalProperty	PropertyValue	A property-value pair representing an additional characteristic of the entity, e.g. a product feature or another characteristic for which there is no matching property in schema.org.\n\nNote: Publishers should be aware that applications designed to use specific schema.org properties (e.g. https://schema.org/width, https://schema.org/color, https://schema.org/gtin13, ...) will typically expect such data to be provided using those properties, rather than using the generic property/value mechanism.
additionalType	Text, 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 <a href="https://schema.org/docs/styleguide.html">style guide</a>.
alternateName	Text	An alias for the item.
description	Text, TextObject	A description of the item.
disambiguatingDescription	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.
equal	QualitativeValue	This ordering relation for qualitative values indicates that the subject is equal to the object.
greater	QualitativeValue	This ordering relation for qualitative values indicates that the subject is greater than the object.
greaterOrEqual	QualitativeValue	This ordering relation for qualitative values indicates that the subject is greater than or equal to the object.
identifier	PropertyValue, Text, URL	The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of [[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](/docs/datamodel.html#identifierBg) for more details.
image	ImageObject, URL	An image of the item. This can be a [[URL]] or a fully described [[ImageObject]].
lesser	QualitativeValue	This ordering relation for qualitative values indicates that the subject is lesser than the object.
lesserOrEqual	QualitativeValue	This ordering relation for qualitative values indicates that the subject is lesser than or equal to the object.
mainEntityOfPage	CreativeWork, URL	Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See [background notes](/docs/datamodel.html#mainEntityBackground) for details.
name	Text	The name of the item.
nonEqual	QualitativeValue	This ordering relation for qualitative values indicates that the subject is not equal to the object.
owner	Organization, Person	A person or organization who owns this Thing.
potentialAction	Action	Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
sameAs	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	CreativeWork, Event	A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
supersededBy	Class, Enumeration, Property	Relates a term (i.e. a property, class or enumeration) to one that supersedes it.
url	URL	URL of the item.
valueReference	DefinedTerm, Enumeration, MeasurementTypeEnumeration, PropertyValue, QualitativeValue, QuantitativeValue, StructuredValue, Text	A secondary value that provides additional information on the original value, e.g. a reference temperature or a type of measurement.

Schema.org vs Google

This type's presence in Schema.org is not a Google feature approval. Check our dated Google status snapshot and Google's official Rich Results Test separately.

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