Internet Assigned Numbers Authority • Domains • Protocols • Numbers • About vCard Elements Created 2011-06-10 Last Updated 2026-01-13 Note A Standards Track RFC is required for registration of vCard elements that modify vCard elements previously documented in a Standards Track RFC. Available Formats [IMG] XML [IMG] HTML [IMG] TXT Registries Included Below • vCard Properties • vCard Parameters • vCard Value Data Types • vCard Property Values • vCard Parameter Values vCard Properties Expert(s) Primary: Simon Perreault; Backup: Peter Saint-Andre Reference [RFC 6350] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Range Registration Procedures No namespace specified Expert Review and RFC Required Vendor namespace specified First Come First Served Namespace Property Reference SOURCE [RFC 6350, Section 6.1.3] KIND [RFC 6350, Section 6.1.4] XML [RFC 6350, Section 6.1.5] FN [RFC 6350, Section 6.2.1] N [RFC 6350, Section 6.2.2]; [RFC 9554, Section 2.2] NICKNAME [RFC 6350, Section 6.2.3] PHOTO [RFC 6350, Section 6.2.4] BDAY [RFC 6350, Section 6.2.5] ANNIVERSARY [RFC 6350, Section 6.2.6] GENDER [RFC 6350, Section 6.2.7] ADR [RFC 6350, Section 6.3.1]; [RFC 9554, Section 2.1] TEL [RFC 6350, Section 6.4.1] EMAIL [RFC 6350, Section 6.4.2] IMPP [RFC 6350, Section 6.4.3] LANG [RFC 6350, Section 6.4.4] TZ [RFC 6350, Section 6.5.1] GEO [RFC 6350, Section 6.5.2] TITLE [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.1] ROLE [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.2] LOGO [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.3] ORG [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.4] MEMBER [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.5] RELATED [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] CATEGORIES [RFC 6350, Section 6.7.1] NOTE [RFC 6350, Section 6.7.2] PRODID [RFC 6350, Section 6.7.3] REV [RFC 6350, Section 6.7.4] SOUND [RFC 6350, Section 6.7.5] UID [RFC 6350, Section 6.7.6] CLIENTPIDMAP [RFC 6350, Section 6.7.7] URL [RFC 6350, Section 6.7.8] VERSION [RFC 6350, Section 6.7.9] KEY [RFC 6350, Section 6.8.1] FBURL [RFC 6350, Section 6.9.1] CALADRURI [RFC 6350, Section 6.9.2] CALURI [RFC 6350, Section 6.9.3] BIRTHPLACE [RFC 6474, Section 2.1] DEATHPLACE [RFC 6474, Section 2.2] DEATHDATE [RFC 6474, Section 2.3] EXPERTISE [RFC 6715, Section 2.1] HOBBY [RFC 6715, Section 2.2] INTEREST [RFC 6715, Section 2.3] ORG-DIRECTORY [RFC 6715, Section 2.4]; [RFC Errata 3341] CONTACT-URI [RFC 8605, Section 2.1] CREATED [RFC 9554, Section 3.1] GRAMGENDER [RFC 9554, Section 3.2] LANGUAGE [RFC 9554, Section 3.3] PRONOUNS [RFC 9554, Section 3.4] SOCIALPROFILE [RFC 9554, Section 3.5] JSPROP [RFC 9555, Section 3.2.1] vCard Parameters Expert(s) Primary: Simon Perreault; Backup: Peter Saint-Andre Reference [RFC 6350] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Range Registration Procedures No namespace specified Expert Review and RFC Required Vendor namespace specified First Come First Served Namespace Parameter Reference LANGUAGE [RFC 6350, Section 5.1] VALUE [RFC 6350, Section 5.2] PREF [RFC 6350, Section 5.3] ALTID [RFC 6350, Section 5.4] PID [RFC 6350, Section 5.5] TYPE [RFC 6350, Section 5.6] MEDIATYPE [RFC 6350, Section 5.7] CALSCALE [RFC 6350, Section 5.8] SORT-AS [RFC 6350, Section 5.9] GEO [RFC 6350, Section 5.10] TZ [RFC 6350, Section 5.11] INDEX [RFC 6715, Section 3.1] LEVEL [RFC 6715, Section 3.2] GROUP [RFC 7095, Section 8.1] CC [RFC 8605, Section 3.1] AUTHOR [RFC 9554, Section 4.1] AUTHOR-NAME [RFC 9554, Section 4.2] CREATED [RFC 9554, Section 4.3] DERIVED [RFC 9554, Section 4.4] LABEL [RFC 6350, Section 6.3.1]; [RFC 9554, Section 4.5] PHONETIC [RFC 9554, Section 4.6] PROP-ID [RFC 9554, Section 4.7] SCRIPT [RFC 9554, Section 4.8] SERVICE-TYPE [RFC 9554, Section 4.9] USERNAME [RFC 9554, Section 4.10] JSPTR [RFC 9555, Section 3.3.2] JSCOMPS [RFC 9555, Section 3.3.1] vCard Value Data Types Registration Procedure(s) Expert Review and RFC Required Expert(s) Primary: Simon Perreault; Backup: Peter Saint-Andre Reference [RFC 6350] Note A Standards Track RFC is required for registration of new value data types that modify existing properties. Available Formats [IMG] CSV Value Data Type Reference BOOLEAN [RFC 6350, Section 4.4] DATE [RFC 6350, Section 4.3.1] DATE-AND-OR-TIME [RFC 6350, Section 4.3.4] DATE-TIME [RFC 6350, Section 4.3.3] FLOAT [RFC 6350, Section 4.6] INTEGER [RFC 6350, Section 4.5] LANGUAGE-TAG [RFC 6350, Section 4.8] TEXT [RFC 6350, Section 4.1] TIME [RFC 6350, Section 4.3.2] TIMESTAMP [RFC 6350, Section 4.3.5] UNKNOWN [RFC 7095, Section 8.2] URI [RFC 6350, Section 4.2] UTC-OFFSET [RFC 6350, Section 4.7] vCard Property Values Registration Procedure(s) Expert Review and RFC Required Expert(s) Primary: Simon Perreault; Backup: Peter Saint-Andre Reference [RFC 6350] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Property Value Reference BEGIN VCARD [RFC 6350, Section 6.1.1] END VCARD [RFC 6350, Section 6.1.2] KIND individual [RFC 6350, Section 6.1.4] KIND group [RFC 6350, Section 6.1.4] KIND org [RFC 6350, Section 6.1.4] KIND location [RFC 6350, Section 6.1.4] KIND application [RFC 6473, Section 3] KIND device [RFC 6869, Section 3] VERSION 4.0 [RFC 6350, Section 6.7.9]; [RFC Errata 3000] GRAMGENDER animate [RFC 9554, Section 3.2] GRAMGENDER common [RFC 9554, Section 3.2] GRAMGENDER feminine [RFC 9554, Section 3.2] GRAMGENDER inanimate [RFC 9554, Section 3.2] GRAMGENDER masculine [RFC 9554, Section 3.2] GRAMGENDER neuter [RFC 9554, Section 3.2] vCard Parameter Values Registration Procedure(s) Expert Review and RFC Required Expert(s) Primary: Simon Perreault; Backup: Peter Saint-Andre Reference [RFC 6350] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Property Parameter Value Reference FN, NICKNAME, PHOTO, ADR, TEL, EMAIL, IMPP, LANG, TZ, GEO, TITLE, ROLE, LOGO, ORG, RELATED, TYPE work [RFC 6350, Section 5.6] CATEGORIES, NOTE, SOUND, URL, KEY, FBURL, CALADRURI, and CALURI FN, NICKNAME, PHOTO, ADR, TEL, EMAIL, IMPP, LANG, TZ, GEO, TITLE, ROLE, LOGO, ORG, RELATED, TYPE home [RFC 6350, Section 5.6] CATEGORIES, NOTE, SOUND, URL, KEY, FBURL, CALADRURI, and CALURI TEL TYPE text [RFC 6350, Section 6.4.1] TEL TYPE voice [RFC 6350, Section 6.4.1] TEL TYPE fax [RFC 6350, Section 6.4.1] TEL TYPE cell [RFC 6350, Section 6.4.1] TEL TYPE video [RFC 6350, Section 6.4.1] TEL TYPE pager [RFC 6350, Section 6.4.1] TEL TYPE textphone [RFC 6350, Section 6.4.1] TEL TYPE main-number [RFC 7852] BDAY, ANNIVERSARY CALSCALE gregorian [RFC 6350, Section 5.8] RELATED TYPE contact [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE acquaintance [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE friend [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE met [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE co-worker [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE colleague [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE co-resident [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE neighbor [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE child [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE parent [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE sibling [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE spouse [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE kin [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE muse [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE crush [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE date [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE sweetheart [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE me [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE agent [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE emergency [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] RELATED TYPE emergency [RFC 6350, Section 6.6.6] EXPERTISE LEVEL beginner [RFC 6715, Section 3.2] EXPERTISE LEVEL average [RFC 6715, Section 3.2] EXPERTISE LEVEL expert [RFC 6715, Section 3.2] HOBBY LEVEL high [RFC 6715, Section 3.2] HOBBY LEVEL medium [RFC 6715, Section 3.2] HOBBY LEVEL low [RFC 6715, Section 3.2] INTEREST LEVEL high [RFC 6715, Section 3.2] INTEREST LEVEL medium [RFC 6715, Section 3.2] INTEREST LEVEL low [RFC 6715, Section 3.2] ADR TYPE billing [RFC 9554, Section 5.1] ADR TYPE delivery [RFC 9554, Section 5.2] ADR, N PHONETIC ipa [RFC 9554, Section 4.6] ADR, N PHONETIC jyut [RFC 9554, Section 4.6] ADR, N PHONETIC piny [RFC 9554, Section 4.6] ADR, N PHONETIC script [RFC 9554, Section 4.6] Licensing Terms