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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Blue_check.svg/50px-Blue_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Blue_check.svg/75px-Blue_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Blue_check.svg/100px-Blue_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><b>This page documents a Wikidata guideline.</b> It is a generally accepted standard that editors should follow, though it should be treated with common sense, and occasional exceptions may apply. Changes made to it should reflect consensus. When in doubt, discuss your idea on the <a href="/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat" title="Wikidata:Project chat">project chat</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2202362292"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Walnut.svg/30px-Walnut.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Walnut.svg/45px-Walnut.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Walnut.svg/60px-Walnut.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><bdi lang="en"><b>This page in a nutshell:</b></bdi> <ul><li>A description describes and disambiguates a <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Label" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Label">label</a> using information that is free of controversy and bias</li> <li>Keep it short—descriptions need to only be long enough to allow people to easily grasp what an item's <a href="/wiki/Wikidata:Glossary#Label" title="Wikidata:Glossary">label</a> refers to</li> <li>Follow style guidelines; punctuate and capitalize as if the description was appearing in the middle of a sentence</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikidata_description_field.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Wikidata_description_field.png/330px-Wikidata_description_field.png" decoding="async" width="330" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Wikidata_description_field.png/495px-Wikidata_description_field.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Wikidata_description_field.png/660px-Wikidata_description_field.png 2x" data-file-width="1206" data-file-height="460"/></a><figcaption>Wikidata screenshot - description field highlighted</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Screenshot_of_Earth_item.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Screenshot_of_Earth_item.png/330px-Screenshot_of_Earth_item.png" decoding="async" width="330" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Screenshot_of_Earth_item.png/495px-Screenshot_of_Earth_item.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Screenshot_of_Earth_item.png/660px-Screenshot_of_Earth_item.png 2x" data-file-width="1342" data-file-height="390"/></a><figcaption>There can be multiple items with the same label in Wikidata; descriptions disambiguate the labels</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>description</b> on a Wikidata entry is a short phrase designed to disambiguate <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Items" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Items">items</a> with the same or similar <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Label" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Label">labels</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Wikidata:Glossary#Description" title="Wikidata:Glossary">description</a> does not need to be unique; multiple items can have the same description, however no two items can have both the same label and the same description. </p><p><b>Please note:</b> this page describes the use of descriptions for items only. While properties have descriptions, their primary purpose is not to disambiguate labels; instead, they provide a brief synopsis or further details on how a property should be used (and do not necessarily follow the below stylistic conventions to do so). For more information about descriptions for properties, see <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Properties" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Properties">Help:Properties</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Language-independent_general_principles"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Language-independent general principles</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Avoid_information_that_is_likely_to_change"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Avoid information that is likely to change</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Avoid_opinionated,_biased_or_promotional_wording"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Avoid opinionated, biased or promotional wording</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Avoid_controversial_claims"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Avoid controversial claims</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Follow_Wikimedia_namespace_conventions"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Follow Wikimedia namespace conventions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Descriptions_are_not_definitions"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Descriptions are not definitions</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Guidelines for descriptions in English</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Length"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Length</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-4"><a href="#Common_formulas"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Common formulas</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Capitalization"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Capitalization</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Punctuation"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Punctuation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#No_initial_articles_(a,_an,_the)"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">No initial articles (a, an, the)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Go_from_more_specific_to_less_specific"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Go from more specific to less specific</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#How_to_query_them_in_Sparql"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">How to query them in Sparql</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#The_existing_descriptions"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">The existing descriptions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#The_existing_+non-existing_descriptions"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">The existing +non-existing descriptions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#The_non-existing_descriptions"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">The non-existing descriptions</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#Maintenance"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Maintenance</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Language-independent_general_principles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Language-independent_general_principles"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Language-independent_general_principles"></span>Language-independent general principles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Language-independent_general_principles"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Avoid_information_that_is_likely_to_change" data-mw-thread-id="h-Avoid_information_that_is_likely_to_change-Language-independent_general_principles"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Avoid_information_that_is_likely_to_change-Language-independent_general_principles"></span>Avoid information that is likely to change<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Avoid_information_that_is_likely_to_change-Language-independent_general_principles"></span></h4></div> <p>Words and phrases like "current", "incumbent", "expected", or "next year's" will eventually have to be changed. For example, if you were describing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsumi_Kimishima" class="extiw" title="en:Tatsumi Kimishima">Tatsumi Kimishima</a>, it would be better to use "fifth president of Nintendo" than to use "current president of Nintendo". While both are correct, the latter will change when Mr. Kimishima retires, while the former does not change. Just using "president of Nintendo" would also be appropriate, as it would provide enough information for successful disambiguation if, for example, there were numerous noteworthy individuals by the name of Tatsumi Kimishima. </p><p>For sportspeople, it is unwise to list the player's current team, as that also has the possibility to change. If you were describing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Alves" class="extiw" title="en:Daniel Alves">Daniel Alves</a>, it would be better to use "association football player from Brazil" than to use "association football player at FC Barcelona", because Daniel Alves' club may change. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Avoid_opinionated,_biased_or_promotional_wording" data-mw-thread-id="h-Avoid_opinionated,_biased_or_promotional_wording-Language-independent_general_principles"><span id="Avoid_opinionated.2C_biased_or_promotional_wording"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Avoid_opinionated,_biased_or_promotional_wording-Language-independent_general_principles"></span>Avoid opinionated, biased or promotional wording<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Avoid_opinionated,_biased_or_promotional_wording-Language-independent_general_principles"></span></h4></div> <p>Neutrality is a core value of Wikidata, Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. Try to keep descriptions neutral by avoiding opinionated or biased terms. In addition, avoid terminology that could be interpreted as promotional. "American novelist" is a neutral description while "the best novelist in America" is both opinionated and promotional. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Avoid_controversial_claims" data-mw-thread-id="h-Avoid_controversial_claims-Language-independent_general_principles"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Avoid_controversial_claims-Language-independent_general_principles"></span>Avoid controversial claims<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Avoid_controversial_claims-Language-independent_general_principles"></span></h4></div> <p>Descriptions should try to reflect information both accurately and neutrally. If possible, you should avoid including controversial claims in descriptions. For example, it is better to describe the <a href="/wiki/Q29460" title="Q29460">Pinnacle Islands</a> as a "group of islands in East Asia" than a "group of Japanese islands" or a "group of Chinese islands". Remember, there will be a lot more information about an item on the page than just the description. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Follow_Wikimedia_namespace_conventions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Follow_Wikimedia_namespace_conventions-Language-independent_general_principles"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Follow_Wikimedia_namespace_conventions-Language-independent_general_principles"></span>Follow Wikimedia namespace conventions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Follow_Wikimedia_namespace_conventions-Language-independent_general_principles"></span></h4></div> <p>Wikidata contains items for several types of Wikimedia site pages that are found outside of a site's main namespace (for example, non-article pages in Wikipedia). These include templates, category pages, help pages, and Special pages. If an item is for Wikimedia site use only, it should mention the site in the description. This allows readers to know, at a glance, that they are not dealing with normal content. </p><p><b>Examples:</b> </p><p>Label: <a href="/wiki/Q910" title="Q910">Top Gear</a><br/> Description: Wikipedia disambiguation page<br/> This item is the Wikipedia disambiguation page for things that are called Top Gear. <br/> </p><p>Label: <a href="/wiki/Q175361" title="Q175361">Portal:History</a><br/> Description: Wikipedia portal showcasing content related to the field of history<br/> Although the inclusion of "Portal:" in the title makes it clear to people that are familiar with Wikipedia that this is a Wikipedia portal, not everyone who uses Wikidata will know what that means, so specifying that it is a Wikipedia portal still is a good idea. <br/> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Descriptions_are_not_definitions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Descriptions_are_not_definitions-Language-independent_general_principles"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Descriptions_are_not_definitions-Language-independent_general_principles"></span>Descriptions are not definitions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Descriptions_are_not_definitions-Language-independent_general_principles"></span></h4></div> <p>The concept represented by the item is defined by the statements not the description. If you need to distinguish an item from another item, add the right statements with sources before you add a special description. Also when searching items don't rely on the description's correctness, check the statements to ensure you found the right item. </p><p><br/> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English" data-mw-thread-id="h-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"></span>Guidelines for descriptions in English<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"></span></h2></div> <p>These guidelines apply to descriptions in English. Speakers of other languages may define guidelines for their language. Until that happens, the guidelines for English can be used as a starting point to the extent that they make sense and are useful for the individual language. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Length" data-mw-thread-id="h-Length-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Length-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"></span>Length<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Length-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"></span></h3></div> <p>Descriptions are not full sentences, but small bits of information. In most cases, the proper length is between two and twelve words. One-word descriptions are almost always too ambiguous, and should be avoided. If the description goes onto a second line it is probably too long, and if it goes onto a third line, it is almost definitely too long. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Common_formulas" data-mw-thread-id="h-Common_formulas-Length"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Common_formulas-Length"></span>Common formulas<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Common_formulas-Length"></span></h4></div> <p>Generally, a good starting point for a description is the class the item is an <a href="/wiki/Property:P31" title="Property:P31">instance of <small dir="ltr">(P31)</small></a> (if any). </p><p>Here are some examples of best practice (as at time of writing) </p> <ul><li>For a person: [country] [career the person is known for] [dates] <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Q1744" title="Q1744">Madonna <small>(Q1744)</small></a> "American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Q1394573" title="Q1394573">Faty Papy <small>(Q1394573)</small></a> "Burundian footballer (1990-2019)"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Q130297901" title="Q130297901">Luis Laplace <small>(Q130297901)</small></a> "Argentinian architect (fl. 1999-)"</li></ul></li> <li>For a location: [type of location] in [subregion], [country] <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Q186106" title="Q186106">South Beach <small>(Q186106)</small></a> ("neighborhood in Miami Beach, Florida, United States"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Q34433" title="Q34433">University of Oxford <small>(Q34433)</small></a> "collegiate research university in Oxford, England"</li></ul></li> <li>For an organism: [type of organism] native to [region] or [type of organism] that is part of [larger group] <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Q93201" title="Q93201">Tulipa <small>(Q93201)</small></a> "genus of plants"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Q41960" title="Q41960">red panda <small>(Q41960)</small></a> "species of small mammal from the Ailuridae family, native to Eastern Himalayas and Southwest China"</li></ul></li> <li>For a work of media/the arts: [year] [type of media] [creation method] by [contributor(s)], or [year] [genre/subgenre] [type of media] (For films, see <a href="/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Movies/Properties#Description" title="Wikidata:WikiProject Movies/Properties">Wikidata:WikiProject Movies/Properties#Description</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Q13911" title="Q13911">A Prayer for Owen Meany <small>(Q13911)</small></a> "1989 novel by John Irving"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Q25136235" title="Q25136235">Get Out <small>(Q25136235)</small></a> "2017 film directed by Jordan Peele"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Q49607" title="Q49607">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion <small>(Q49607)</small></a> "2006 video game by Bethesda Game Studios"</li></ul></li> <li>For episodic content: episode of [series] <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Q1501524" title="Q1501524">Once More, with Feeling <small>(Q1501524)</small></a> "episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (S6 E7)"</li></ul></li></ul> <p>These serve as good starting points; however, you should not feel bound to them. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Capitalization" data-mw-thread-id="h-Capitalization-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Capitalization-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"></span>Capitalization<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Capitalization-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"></span></h3></div> <p>Descriptions begin with a lowercase letter except when uppercase would normally be required or expected. Essentially, you should pretend that the description is appearing in the middle of a normal sentence, and then follow normal language rules. Most terms would not be capitalized if they appeared in the middle of a sentence. However terms such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proper_noun" class="extiw" title="en:Proper noun">proper nouns</a> (e.g. the names of specific people, specific places, and specific titles) should be capitalized. </p><p><b>Examples:</b> </p><p>Label: <a href="/wiki/Q615" title="Q615">Lionel Messi <small>(Q615)</small></a><br/> Description: footballer from Argentina<br/> This example begins with a common noun (footballer) that is not usually capitalized in the middle of a sentence, so its first letter is not capitalized here either. Argentina is a proper noun, and therefore its first letter is capitalized. <br/> </p><p>Label: <a href="/wiki/Q13981" title="Q13981">Sunflower Galaxy <small>(Q13981)</small></a><br/> Description: spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici<br/> This example begins with an adjective (spiral) that is not usually capitalized in the middle of a sentence, so its first letter is not capitalized here either. <br/> </p><p>Label: <a href="/wiki/Q3182477" title="Q3182477">John Smith <small>(Q3182477)</small></a><br/> Description: English botanist, first curator of Kew gardens (1798–1888)<br/> This example begins with a demonym (<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/English#Adjective" class="extiw" title="wikt:English">English</a>), an adjective that is always capitalized in the middle of a sentence, so the first letter is capitalized here too. <br/> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Punctuation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Punctuation-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Punctuation-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"></span>Punctuation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Punctuation-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"></span></h3></div> <p>Descriptions are not full sentences, and should not end in periods/full stops. This is not a license to ignore punctuation entirely; if a description should have commas in it, those should be included. Wikidata takes no position whether the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma" class="extiw" title="en:Serial comma">serial comma</a> should be used or not used. Both "red, white, and blue" (the serial comma is after white) and "red, white and blue" (no serial comma) are acceptable in the English language. The serial comma is a contentious issue, so you should respect the initial description writer's choice to include or not include it. You do not need to reiterate the subject in the description, as it is already in the label. </p><p><b>Examples:</b> </p><p>Label: <a href="/wiki/Q8652" title="Q8652">Miami <small>(Q8652)</small></a><br/> Description: city in southern Florida, United States<br/> The description does use a comma, separating the state from the country, which is normal in the English language. It is not a complete sentence and does not have a period. <br/> </p><p>Label: <a href="/wiki/Q117012" title="Q117012">Yoko Ono <small>(Q117012)</small></a><br/> Description: artist, author, and peace activist from Japan<br/> This description uses a serial comma. This description could also be written without the comma after the word author, and it would be correct in the English language. <br/> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="No_initial_articles_(a,_an,_the)" data-mw-thread-id="h-No_initial_articles_(a,_an,_the)-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"><span id="No_initial_articles_.28a.2C_an.2C_the.29"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-No_initial_articles_(a,_an,_the)-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"></span>No initial articles (a, an, the)<span data-mw-comment-end="h-No_initial_articles_(a,_an,_the)-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"></span></h3></div> <p>Descriptions should not normally begin with initial articles (a, an, the). In the English language, there are some phrases that require an initial article, and in those cases you can use the initial article; however, if it is not needed, it should not be used. </p><p><b>Example:</b> </p><p>Label: <a href="/wiki/Q31683" title="Q31683">Dwyane Wade <small>(Q31683)</small></a><br/> Description: basketball player from the United States<br/> Ordinary cases do not have an initial article. In this case, "a" is the proper initial article, and it is omitted. <br/> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Go_from_more_specific_to_less_specific" data-mw-thread-id="h-Go_from_more_specific_to_less_specific-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Go_from_more_specific_to_less_specific-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"></span>Go from more specific to less specific<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Go_from_more_specific_to_less_specific-Guidelines_for_descriptions_in_English"></span></h3></div> <p>Descriptions should start with the more specific information first. When dealing with locations, for example, this might mean beginning with the municipality and ending with the country. </p><p><b>Examples</b> </p><p>Label: <a href="/wiki/Q1650433" title="Q1650433">Arcenillas <small>(Q1650433)</small></a><br/> Description: municipality in Zamora, Castile and León, Spain<br/> In general use the local government hierarchy of names to go from more specific to less specific (Zamora is <i>in</i> Castile and León, which is an autonomous community <i>in</i> Spain). Names are separated by commas only rather than descriptions (leave out 'province of' in front of Zamora). </p><p>Label: <a href="/wiki/Q1043463" title="Q1043463">Velika Polana <small>(Q1043463)</small></a><br/> Description: town in Velika Polana municipality, Slovenia<br/> "Municipality" included here for the first level only to distinguish the town from the municipality. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_to_query_them_in_Sparql" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_to_query_them_in_Sparql"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_to_query_them_in_Sparql"></span>How to query them in Sparql<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_to_query_them_in_Sparql"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_existing_descriptions" data-mw-thread-id="h-The_existing_descriptions-How_to_query_them_in_Sparql"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-The_existing_descriptions-How_to_query_them_in_Sparql"></span>The existing descriptions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-The_existing_descriptions-How_to_query_them_in_Sparql"></span></h3></div> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-sparql mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span> <span class="nv">?item</span> <span class="nn">schema</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">description</span> <span class="nv">?itemdesc</span><span class="p">.</span> <span class="k">FILTER</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nf">LANG</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nv">?itemdesc</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s">"en"</span><span class="p">)</span> </pre></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_existing_+non-existing_descriptions" data-mw-thread-id="h-The_existing_+non-existing_descriptions-How_to_query_them_in_Sparql"><span id="The_existing_.2Bnon-existing_descriptions"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-The_existing_+non-existing_descriptions-How_to_query_them_in_Sparql"></span>The existing +non-existing descriptions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-The_existing_+non-existing_descriptions-How_to_query_them_in_Sparql"></span></h3></div> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-sparql mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span> <span class="k">optional</span><span class="p">{</span> <span class="nv">?item</span> <span class="nn">schema</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">description</span> <span class="nv">?itemdesc_en</span><span class="p">.</span> <span class="k">FILTER</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nf">LANG</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nv">?itemdesc_en</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s">"en"</span><span class="p">)}</span> </pre></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_non-existing_descriptions" data-mw-thread-id="h-The_non-existing_descriptions-How_to_query_them_in_Sparql"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-The_non-existing_descriptions-How_to_query_them_in_Sparql"></span>The non-existing descriptions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-The_non-existing_descriptions-How_to_query_them_in_Sparql"></span></h3></div> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-sparql mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span> <span class="k">FILTER</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nf">NOT EXISTS</span> <span class="p">{</span> <span class="nv">?item</span> <span class="nn">schema</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">description</span> <span class="nv">?itemdesc_nl</span><span class="p">.</span> <span class="k">FILTER</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nf">LANG</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nv">?itemdesc_nl</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s">"nl"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="c"># with missing Dutch description</span> <span class="p">})</span> </pre></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" 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