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# Type: string
_A character string_
URI: [https://CCPBioSim.ac.uk/biosim-schema/string](https://CCPBioSim.ac.uk/biosim-schema/string)
## Type Properties
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Base | `str` |
| Type URI | [xsd:string](http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string) |
## Notes
* In RDF serializations, a slot with range of string is treated as a literal or type xsd:string. If you are authoring schemas in LinkML YAML, the type is referenced with the lower case "string".
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://CCPBioSim.ac.uk/biosim-schema/
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | https://CCPBioSim.ac.uk/biosim-schema/string |
| native | https://CCPBioSim.ac.uk/biosim-schema/string |
| exact | schema:Text |