tool
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A sub property of instrument. An object used (but not consumed) when performing instructions or a direction.
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Example 1
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<div>
<strong><span>Change a Flat Tire</span></strong>
<div>About <span>$20</span></div>
<div>About <span>30 minutes</span></div>
<div>Necessary Items:</div>
<div>Spare tire</div>
<div>Lug wrench</div>
<div>Jack</div>
<div>Wheel wedges</div>
<div>Flares</div>
<div id="steps">
<div>Preparation</div>
<div>
<div>
Turn on your hazard lights and set the flares.
</div>
<div>
You're going to need space and want to be visible.</div>
<div>
<div>
Position your wheel wedges in front of the front tires if a rear tire is flat, or behind the rear tires if a front tire is flat.
</div>
<div>
You don't want the car to move while you're working on it.
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="steps">
<div>Raise the car</div>
<div>
<div>
<span><img alt="image showing positioning of jack" src="position-jack.jpg" /></span>
Position the jack underneath the car, next to the flat tire.
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<span><img alt="image showing car while still on the ground" src="car-on-ground.jpg" /></span>
Raise the jack until the flat tire is just barely off of the ground.
<span><img alt="image showing car raised by jack" src="car-raised.jpg" /></span>
</div>
<div>
It doesn't need to be too high.
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
Remove the hubcap and loosen the lug nuts.
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
Remove the flat tire and put the spare tire on the exposed lug bolts.
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
Tighten the lug nuts by hand.
</div>
<div>
Don't use the wrench just yet.
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="steps">
<div>Finishing up</div>
<div>
<div>
Lower the jack and tighten the lug nuts with the wrench.
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
Replace the hubcap.
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
Put the equipment and the flat tire away.
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowTo">
<strong><span itemprop="name">Change a Flat Tire</span></strong>
<div>About <span itemprop="estimatedCost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/MonetaryAmount">
<meta itemprop="currency" content="USD"/>
<meta itemprop="value" content="20"/>
</span>$20</div>
<div>About <span itemprop="totalTime" content="PT30M">30 minutes</span></div>
<div>Necessary Items:</div>
<div itemprop="tool">Spare tire</div>
<div itemprop="tool" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToTool">
<span itemprop="name">Lug wrench</span>
<img alt="image of a lug wrench" itemprop="image" src="lug-wrench.jpg"/>
</div>
<div itemprop="tool">Jack</div>
<div itemprop="tool" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToTool">
<span itemprop="name">Wheel wedges</span>
<img alt="image showing wheel wedges" itemprop="image" src="wheel-wedges.jpg"/>
</div>
<div itemprop="supply" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToSupply">
<span itemprop="name">Flares</span>
<img alt="image of flares" itemprop="image" src="flares.jpg"/>
</div>
<div itemprop="step" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToSection">
<div itemprop="name">Preparation</div>
<meta itemprop="position" content="1"/>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToStep">
<meta itemprop="position" content="1"/>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToDirection">
<meta itemprop="position" content="1"/>
<div itemprop="text">Turn on your hazard lights and set the flares.</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToTip">
<meta itemprop="position" content="2"/>
<div itemprop="text">You're going to need space and want to be visible.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToStep">
<meta itemprop="position" content="2"/>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToDirection">
<meta itemprop="position" content="1"/>
<div itemprop="text">Position your wheel wedges in front of the front tires if a rear tire is flat, or behind the rear tires if a front tire is flat.</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToTip">
<meta itemprop="position" content="2"/>
<div itemprop="text">You don't want the car to move while you're working on it.</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="step" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToSection">
<div itemprop="name">Raise the car</div>
<meta itemprop="position" content="2"/>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToStep">
<meta itemprop="position" content="1"/>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToDirection">
<meta itemprop="position" content="1"/>
<img alt="image showing positioning of jack" itemprop="duringMedia" src="position-jack.jpg" />
<div itemprop="text">Position the jack underneath the car, next to the flat tire.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToStep">
<meta itemprop="position" content="2"/>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToDirection">
<meta itemprop="position" content="1"/>
<div itemprop="beforeMedia" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject">
<img alt="image showing car while still on the ground" itemprop="contentUrl" src="car-on-ground.jpg" />
</div>
<div itemprop="text">Raise the jack until the flat tire is just barely off of the ground.</div>
<div itemprop="afterMedia" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject">
<img alt="image showing car raised by jack" itemprop="contentUrl" src="car-raised.jpg" />
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToTip">
<meta itemprop="position" content="2"/>
<div itemprop="text">It doesn't need to be too high.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToStep">
<meta itemprop="position" content="3"/>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToDirection">
<meta itemprop="position" content="1"/>
<div itemprop="text">Remove the hubcap and loosen the lug nuts.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToStep">
<meta itemprop="position" content="4"/>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToDirection">
<meta itemprop="position" content="1"/>
<div itemprop="text">Remove the flat tire and put the spare tire on the exposed lug bolts.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToStep">
<meta itemprop="position" content="5"/>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToDirection">
<meta itemprop="position" content="1"/>
<div itemprop="text">Tighten the lug nuts by hand.</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToTip">
<meta itemprop="position" content="2"/>
<div itemprop="text">Don't use the wrench just yet.</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="step" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToSection">
<div itemprop="name">Finishing up</div>
<meta itemprop="position" content="3"/>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToStep">
<meta itemprop="position" content="1"/>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToDirection">
<meta itemprop="position" content="1">
<div itemprop="text">Lower the jack and tighten the lug nuts with the wrench.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToStep">
<meta itemprop="position" content="2"/>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToDirection">
<meta itemprop="position" content="1"/>
<div itemprop="text">Replace the hubcap.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToStep">
<meta itemprop="position" content="3"/>
<div itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/HowToDirection">
<meta itemprop="position" content="1"/>
<div itemprop="text">Put the equipment and the flat tire away.</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Example encoded as RDFa embedded in HTML.
<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="HowTo">
<strong><span property="name">Change a Flat Tire</span></strong>
<div>About <span property="estimatedCost" typeof="MonetaryAmount">
<meta property="currency" content="USD"/>
<meta property="value" content="20"/>
</span>$20</div>
<div>About <span property="totalTime" content="PT30M">30 minutes</span></div>
<div>Necessary Items:</div>
<div property="tool">Spare tire</div>
<div property="tool" typeof="HowToTool">
<span property="name">Lug wrench</span>
<img alt="image of a lug wrench" property="image" src="lug-wrench.jpg"/>
</div>
<div property="tool">Jack</div>
<div property="tool" typeof="HowToTool">
<span property="name">Wheel wedges</span>
<img alt="image showing wheel wedges" property="image" src="wheel-wedges.jpg"/>
</div>
<div property="supply" typeof="HowToSupply">
<span property="name">Flares</span>
<img alt="image of flares" property="image" src="flares.jpg"/>
</div>
<div property="step" typeof="HowToSection">
<div property="name">Preparation</div>
<meta property="position" content="1"/>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToStep">
<meta property="position" content="1"/>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToDirection">
<meta property="position" content="1"/>
<div property="text">Turn on your hazard lights and set the flares.</div>
</div>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToTip">
<meta property="position" content="2"/>
<div property="text">You're going to need space and want to be visible.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToStep">
<meta property="position" content="2"/>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToDirection">
<meta property="position" content="1"/>
<div property="text">Position your wheel wedges in front of the front tires if a rear tire is flat, or behind the rear tires if a front tire is flat.</div>
</div>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToTip">
<meta property="position" content="2"/>
<div property="text">You don't want the car to move while you're working on it.</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div property="step" typeof="HowToSection">
<div property="name">Raise the car</div>
<meta property="position" content="2"/>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToStep">
<meta property="position" content="1"/>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToDirection">
<meta property="position" content="1"/>
<img alt="image showing positioning of jack" property="duringMedia" src="position-jack.jpg" />
<div property="text">Position the jack underneath the car, next to the flat tire.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToStep">
<meta property="position" content="2"/>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToDirection">
<meta property="position" content="1"/>
<div property="beforeMedia" typeof="ImageObject">
<img alt="image showing car while still on the ground" property="contentUrl" src="car-on-ground.jpg" />
</div>
<div property="text">Raise the jack until the flat tire is just barely off of the ground.</div>
<div property="afterMedia" typeof="ImageObject">
<img alt="image showing car raised by jack" property="contentUrl" src="car-raised.jpg" />
</div>
</div>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToTip">
<meta property="position" content="2"/>
<div property="text">It doesn't need to be too high.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToStep">
<meta property="position" content="3"/>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToDirection">
<meta property="position" content="1"/>
<div property="text">Remove the hubcap and loosen the lug nuts.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToStep">
<meta property="position" content="4"/>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToDirection">
<meta property="position" content="1"/>
<div property="text">Remove the flat tire and put the spare tire on the exposed lug bolts.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToStep">
<meta property="position" content="5"/>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToDirection">
<meta property="position" content="1"/>
<div property="text">Tighten the lug nuts by hand.</div>
</div>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToTip">
<meta property="position" content="2"/>
<div property="text">Don't use the wrench just yet.</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div property="step" typeof="HowToSection">
<div property="name">Finishing up</div>
<meta property="position" content="3"/>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToStep">
<meta property="position" content="1"/>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToDirection">
<meta property="position" content="1">
<div property="text">Lower the jack and tighten the lug nuts with the wrench.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToStep">
<meta property="position" content="2"/>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToDirection">
<meta property="position" content="1"/>
<div property="text">Replace the hubcap.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToStep">
<meta property="position" content="3"/>
<div property="itemListElement" typeof="HowToDirection">
<meta property="position" content="1"/>
<div property="text">Put the equipment and the flat tire away.</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "HowTo",
"name": "Change a Flat Tire",
"estimatedCost": {
"@type": "MonetaryAmount",
"currency": "USD",
"value": "20"
},
"totalTime": "PT30M",
"tool": [
{
"@type": "HowToTool",
"name": "Spare tire"
},
{
"@type": "HowToTool",
"name": "Lug wrench",
"image": "lug-wrench.jpg"
},
{
"@type": "HowToTool",
"name": "Jack"
},
{
"@type": "HowToTool",
"name": "Wheel wedges",
"image": "wheel-wedges.jpg"
}
],
"supply": {
"@type": "HowToSupply",
"name": "Flares",
"image": "flares.jpg"
},
"step": [
{
"@type": "HowToSection",
"name": "Preparation",
"position": "1",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "HowToStep",
"position": "1",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "HowToDirection",
"position": "1",
"text": "Turn on your hazard lights and set the flares."
},
{
"@type": "HowToTip",
"position": "2",
"text": "You're going to need space and want to be visible."
}
]
},
{
"@type": "HowToStep",
"position": "2",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "HowToDirection",
"position": "1",
"text": "Position your wheel wedges in front of the front tires if a rear tire is flat, or behind the rear tires if a front tire is flat"
},
{
"@type": "HowToTip",
"position": "2",
"text": "You don't want the car to move while you're working on it."
}
]
}
]
},
{
"@type": "HowToSection",
"name": "Raise the car",
"position": "2",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "HowToStep",
"position": "1",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "HowToDirection",
"position": "1",
"duringMedia": "position-jack.jpg",
"text": "Position the jack underneath the car, next to the flat tire."
}
]
},
{
"@type": "HowToStep",
"position": "2",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "HowToDirection",
"position": "1",
"beforeMedia": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"contentUrl": "car-on-ground.jpg"
},
"afterMedia": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"contentUrl": "car-raised.jpg"
},
"text": "Raise the jack until the flat tire is just barely off of the ground."
},
{
"@type": "HowToTip",
"position": "2",
"text": "It doesn't need to be too high."
}
]
},
{
"@type": "HowToStep",
"position": "3",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "HowToDirection",
"position": "1",
"text": "Remove the hubcap and loosen the lug nuts."
}
]
},
{
"@type": "HowToStep",
"position": "4",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "HowToDirection",
"position": "1",
"text": "Remove the flat tire and put the spare tire on the exposed lug bolts."
}
]
},
{
"@type": "HowToStep",
"position": "5",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "HowToDirection",
"position": "1",
"text": "Tighten the lug nuts by hand."
},
{
"@type": "HowToTip",
"position": "2",
"text": "Don't use the wrench just yet."
}
]
}
]
},
{
"@type": "HowToSection",
"name": "Finishing up",
"position": "3",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "HowToStep",
"position": "1",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "HowToDirection",
"position": "1",
"text": "Lower the jack and tighten the lug nuts with the wrench."
}
]
},
{
"@type": "HowToStep",
"position": "2",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "HowToDirection",
"position": "1",
"text": "Replace the hubcap."
}
]
},
{
"@type": "HowToStep",
"position": "3",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "HowToDirection",
"position": "1",
"text": "Put the equipment and the flat tire away."
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
</script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.