Last updated: 30 Sep 2025
govuk-design-guide: attribute
layout: glossary-documentation sectionKey: Glossary eleventyNavigation: parent: Glossary title: Attribute description: Attributes describe the characteristics of a content type. For example, a news article has a title, summary, author, date, body and location. details: 'Attributes create consistent structure to make it easier to understand, manage, display and reuse content.
Attributes can be:
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core content written by a person — for example, title, description, biography
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metadata with structured values defined by the system or chosen from a predefined list — for example, date published, topic or country
Attributes are captured at a conceptual level in the content model.