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title: s.property.type
description: "## Syntax **s.property.type** ** ** ## Purpose The s.property.type annotation is used to tag a span element as being the type of a property. It will associate this type with a following property value and/or description.   The property type acts…"
url: "https://www.stilo.com/docs/migrate/linking-referencing-and-keywords/s-property-type/"
updated: "2023-12-04"
category: Annotations / Linking, Referencing and Keywords
tags:
  - Annotations
---

# s.property.type

## Syntax

**s.property.type**

** **

## Purpose

The s.property.type annotation is used to tag a span element as being the type of a property. It will associate this type with a following property value and/or description.

 

The property type acts as a category for properties.

## Examples

The following is an example of a time where you might want to use the s.property.type annotation:

![](https://www.stilo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/stilo-dita-xml-annotation-s.property.type0_-1.png)

*Note: the relevant span has been marked in bold for this example. The span is not bold in the source document.*

The following is an example of a rule that will apply s.property.type:

![](https://www.stilo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/stilo-dita-xml-annotation-s.property.head_.type1_-1024x119.png)

 

The following is an example of the DITA output you would get from this annotation.

 

<property>

**<proptype>Input  </proptype>**

<propvalue>None  </propvalue>

<propdesc>This function does not take user input.</propdesc>

</property>

<property>

**<proptype>Output  </proptype>**

 

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