created: 20130825213300000
modified: 20220109101407050
tags: Concepts
title: TiddlerFields
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

\define lingo-base() $:/language/Docs/Fields/
~TiddlerFields are name:value pairs that make up a [[tiddler|Tiddlers]]. Field names must be lowercase letters, digits or the characters `-` (dash), `_` (underscore) and `.` (period).

The standard fields are:

|!Field Name |!Description |
|`title` |<<lingo title>> |
|`text` |<<lingo text>> |
|`modified` |<<lingo modified>> |
|`modifier` |<<lingo modifier>> |
|`created` |<<lingo created>> |
|`creator` |<<lingo creator>> |
|`tags` |<<lingo tags>> |
|`type` |<<lingo type>> |
|`list` |<<lingo list>> -- see ListField |
|`caption` |<<lingo caption>> |

Other fields used by the core are:

|!Field Name |!Description |
|`class` |<<.from-version "5.1.16">> <<lingo class>> |
|`code-body` |<<.from-version "5.2.1">> <<lingo code-body>> |
|`color` |<<lingo color>> |
|`description` |<<lingo description>> |
|`draft.of` |<<lingo draft.of>> |
|`draft.title` |<<lingo draft.title>> |
|`footer` |<<lingo footer>> |
|`hide-body`|<<lingo hide-body>>|
|`icon` |<<lingo icon>> |
|`library` |<<lingo library>> |
|`list-after` |<<lingo list-after>> |
|`list-before` |<<lingo list-before>> |
|`name` |<<lingo name>> |
|`plugin-priority` |<<lingo plugin-priority>> |
|`plugin-type` |<<lingo plugin-type>> |
|`source` |<<lingo source>> |
|`subtitle` |<<lingo subtitle>> |
|`throttle.refresh` |<<lingo throttle.refresh>> |
|`toc-link`|<<lingo toc-link>>|
|`_canonical_uri`|<<lingo _canonical_uri>>|

The TiddlyWebAdaptor uses a few more fields:

|!Field Name |!Description |
|`bag` |<<lingo bag>> |
|`revision` |<<lingo revision>> |
|`_is_skinny` |<<lingo _is_skinny>> |

Details of the fields used in this ~TiddlyWiki are shown in the [[control panel|$:/ControlPanel]] {{$:/core/ui/Buttons/control-panel}} under the <<.controlpanel-tab Info>> tab >> <<.info-tab Advanced>> sub-tab >> Tiddler Fields