## ISO Standards Tag Set (ISOSTS) version 0.5: A customization of NISO JATS version 0.4

#### International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

# fig-type

# Type of Figure

Identifies the type or format of the figure (for example, “ `cartoon` ”, “ `chart` ”, “ `diagram` ”, “ `map` ”, “ `plate` ”, “ `workflow` ”).

## Remarks

This attribute was created to preserve existing semantic content when converting from a publisher’s tag set. Many journal tag sets make a distinction between different types of graphical objects (some by means of attributes, others with distinct elements). In this Tag Set, all these figure types will be tagged using the <fig> element. The distinctions between different types of figures can be preserved using the @fig-type attribute, for example, by recording the content type of the figure, such as “ `map` ”.

## Attribute Values

#### In Element

##### <fig>

Value | Meaning
--- | ---
Data characters | Text, numbers, or special characters.
Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used.

## ISO Standards Tag Set (ISOSTS) version 0.5: A customization of NISO JATS version 0.4

#### Version of September 2011