vCard Ontology

A vCard is a digital file format used to store and exchange contact information, such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, and addresses, in a standardized, portable way.

Portable contact format.

A vCard is a standardized digital format for storing and exchanging contact information across different applications and devices. It can contain details such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, organization information, URLs, and even photos or custom fields. Commonly shared as .vcf files, vCards allow contacts to be imported or exported easily between email clients, mobile phones, CRM systems, and other address book tools. This makes them a convenient, portable way to transfer personal or business contact details in a consistent, machine-readable format.

License: Simplified BSD License

Tags: Contacts

Properties: BEGIN, END, SOURCE, KIND, XML, FN, N, NICKNAME, PHOTO, BDAY, ANNIVERSARY, GENDER, ADR, TEL, EMAIL, IMPP, LANG, TZ, GEO, TITLE, ROLE, LOGO, ORG, MEMBER, RELATED, CATEGORIES, NOTE, PRODID, REV, SOUND, UID, CLIENTPIDMAP, URL, VERSION, KEY, FBURL, CALADRURI, CALURI, BIRTHPLACE, DEATHPLACE, DEATHDATE, EXPERTISE, HOBBY, INTEREST, ORG-DIRECTORY, CONTACT-URI, CREATED, GRAMGENDER, LANGUAGE, PRONOUNS, SOCIALPROFILE, JSPROP

Website: https://www.w3.org/TR/vcard-rdf/


Last modified January 2, 2026: update (871c07bef)