Key:subject

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Description
The subject that the feature is about (explains, commemorates, symbolizes, etc.). Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: annotations
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
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Status: in use

This key is for the subject of something, in other words, what topic or theme it is about. As this can be an open-ended definition, mappers have tagged this key on a variety of feature types.

This key is mentioned on the page for tourism=museum to be used for the kind of object or subject in exhibition. Pair it with subject:wikidata=* to make it more easily understood by the renderers.

Note however that tags museum=* and museum_type=* are also being used for this purpose.

Common values

  • arts
  • ceramics
  • cinematography
  • history
  • music
  • nature
  • railway
  • science

See also