A display name is a version of a person's name intended for display in a user interface. Sometimes also called a "full name" or "formatted name".

The Data Forms field that represents a display name is "display_name".

This field maps to:

• vCard FN
• LDAP displayName
• FOAF name

A familiar name is a shortened or modified form of someone's given name that may be used in somewhat informal contexts or that is preferred by the person (e.g., "Chuck" instead of "Charles").

The Data Forms field that represents a familiar name is "familiar_name".

This field maps to:

• eduPersonNickname

A family name is that part of a person's name which signifies the person's primary family association. Sometimes also called a "last name" or "surname".

The Data Forms field that represents a family name is "family_name".

This field maps to:

• vCard FAMILY
• LDAP sn
• xNAL LastName
• FOAF family_name
• FOAF surname

A given name is that part of a person's name which signifies the person's primary individual identity. Sometimes also called a "first name" or (in some countries) a "Christian name".

The Data Forms field that represents a given name is "given_name".

This field maps to:

• vCard GIVEN
• LDAP givenName
• xNAL FirstName
• FOAF first_name
• FOAF givenname

A middle name is that part of a person's name which signifies the person's secondary individual identity. Sometimes also called a "middle initial".

The Data Forms field that represents a middle name is "middle_name".

This field maps to:

• vCard MIDDLE
• xNAL MiddleName

A name prefix is that part of a person's name which prepends the person's full name (e.g., Mr or Dr). Sometimes also called an "honorific" or "title".

The Data Forms field that represents a name prefix is "name_prefix".

This field maps to:

• vCard PREFIX
• xNAL Title
• FOAF title

A name suffix is that part of a person's name which is appended to the person's full name (e.g., Jr or Esq).

The Data Forms field that represents a name suffix is "name_suffix".

This field maps to:

• vCard SUFFIX
• xNAL GeneralSuffix

A nickname is a global, memorable (but not unique) friendly or informal name chosen by the owner of a JID. The purpose of a nickname is to associate a distinctive mapping between the person's unique JID and non-unique nickname. A nickname is normally used in online contexts (e.g., in chatrooms) that are less formal than real life (where a person's Familiar Name would be more appropriate). Sometimes also called an "alias". A person SHOULD specify only one nickname (i.e., not more than one).

The Data Forms field that represents a nickname is "nickname".

This field maps to:

• vCard NICKNAME
• xNAL Alias
• FOAF nick

In some cultures, one's name includes a part that is derived from the given name of one's father; this part of one's name is called a "patronymic".

The Data Forms field that represents a patronymic is "patronymic".

A country is the sovereign nation in which a person is located. Sometimes also called a "nation".

The Data Forms fields that represent a country are "country", "home_country", and "work_country" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• vCard COUNTRY (or XEP-0054 CTRY), optionally supplemented with the "HOME" or "WORK" type
• LDAP c
• xNAL CountryName
• XEP-0112 country

A region is a second-level administrative unit within the nation in which a person is located. Sometimes also called a "province", "state", or "administrative area".

The Data Forms field that represents a region is "region".

The Data Forms fields that represent a region are "home_region" and "work_region" for home addresses and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• vCard REGION, optionally supplemented with the "HOME" or "WORK" type
• LDAP st
• xNAL AdministrativeAreaName
• XEP-0112 region

A locality is a defined place within the region in which a person is located. Sometimes also called a "city", "town", or "village".

The Data Forms fields that represent a locality are "locality", "home_locality", and "work_locality" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• vCard LOCALITY, optionally supplemented with the "HOME" or "WORK" type
• LDAP l
• xNAL LocalityName
• XEP-0112 locality

An area is a sub-division within the locality in which a person is located. Sometimes also called a "neighborhood", "suburb", "district", or "section".

The Data Forms fields that represent a area are "area", "home_area", and "work_area" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• xNAL DependentLocalityName
• XEP-0112 area

A street is the street address (number plus street name, or two street names at an intersection) at which a person is located, or a postal box number for physical mail delivery. Sometimes also called a "street address".

The Data Forms fields that represent a street are "street", "home_street", and "work_street" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• vCard STREET, optionally supplemented with the "HOME" or "WORK" type
• LDAP street
• xNAL ThoroughfareNumber + ThoroughfareName
• XEP-0112 street

A building is the name for a specific structure on a street or within an area.

The Data Forms fields that represent a building are "building", "home_building", and "work_building" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• vCard EXTADR, optionally supplemented with the "HOME" or "WORK" type
• xNAL BuildingName
• XEP-0112 building

A floor is a named or numbered floor or level within a building. Sometimes also called a "level", "block", or "suite".

The Data Forms fields that represent a floor are "floor", "home_floor", and "work_floor" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• vCard EXTADR, optionally supplemented with the "HOME" or "WORK" type
• xNAL SubPremiseNumber
• XEP-0112 floor

A room is a named or numbered subdivision of a floor. Sometimes also called a "unit" or "apartment".

The Data Forms fields that represent a room are "room", "home_room", and "work_room" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• vCard EXTADR, optionally supplemented with the "HOME" or "WORK" type
• LDAP roomNumber
• xNAL SubPremiseNumber
• XEP-0112 room

A postal box is a set of numeric or alphanumeric characters used to identify a mailbox at a postal delivery center.

The Data Forms fields that represent a postal box are "postalbox", "home_postalbox", and "work_postalbox" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• vCard POBOX, optionally supplemented with the "HOME" or "WORK" type
• LDAP postOfficeBox

A postal code is a set of numeric or alphanumeric characters used to identify an area for postal delivery. Sometimes also called a "ZIP code" (in the U.S.).

The Data Forms fields that represent a postal code are "postalcode", "home_postalcode", and "work_postalcode" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• vCard PCODE, optionally supplemented with the "HOME" or "WORK" type
• LDAP postalCode
• xNAL PostalCodeNumber
• XEP-0112 postalcode

A postal address is a free-form mailing address, which may be easier to enter (or, in some cultural contexts, more appropriate) than the atomic address parts such as street, floor, etc.

The Data Forms fields that represent a postal address are "postaladdress", "home_postaladdress", and "work_postaladdress" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• LDAP postalAddress, homePostalAddress

Altitude is a person's height or depth in relationship to sea level, where positive altitude is meters above sea level and negative altitude is meters below sea level.

The Data Forms field that represents altitude is "alt".

This field maps to:

• XEP-0080 alt

Latitude is a person's latitude in relation to the equator, where positive latitude is north of the equator and negative latitude is south of the equator.

The Data Forms field that represents latitude is "lat".

This field maps to:

• vCard LAT
• XEP-0080 lat

Longitude is a person's longitude in relation to the equator, where positive longitude is east of the meridian and negative longitude is west of the equator.

The Data Forms field that represents longitude is "lon".

This field maps to:

• vCard LON
• XEP-0080 lon

A fax number is a number for a machine that handles fascimile transmissions.

The Data Forms fields that represent a fax number are "fax", "home_fax", and "work_fax" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• vCard TEL (+ "FAX" modifier), optionally supplemented with the "HOME" or "WORK" type
• LDAP facsimileTelephoneNumber

A landline telephone number is a number for a traditional "PSTN" or "POTS" telephone.

The Data Forms fields that represent a landline telephone number are "landline", "home_landline", and "work_landline" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• vCard TEL, optionally supplemented with the "HOME" or "WORK" type
• LDAP telephoneNumber
• FOAF phone

A mobile telephone number is a number for a mobile phone or cell phone on a wireless network.

The Data Forms fields that represent a mobile telephone number are "mobile", "home_mobile", and "work_mobile" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• vCard TEL (+ "CELL" modifier), optionally supplemented with the "HOME" or "WORK" type
• LDAP mobile
• FOAF phone

A pager number is a number for a dedicated alphanumeric paging device.

The Data Forms fields that represent a pager number are "pager", "home_pager", and "work_pager" for generic addresses, home addresses, and work addresses respectively.

This field maps to:

• vCard TEL (+ "PAGER" modifier), optionally supplemented with the "HOME" or "WORK" type
• LDAP pager

A SIP address is a sip: or sips: URI at which a person can be contacted for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications.

The Data Forms field that represents a SIP address is "sip_address".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

A Skype address is an address on the popular Skype system for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications.

The Data Forms field that represents a Skype address is "skype_address".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

A videophone address is an address used for for H.323 video conferencing systems.

The Data Forms field that represents a videophone address is "video_phone".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

An AIM screen name is an address at which a person or other entity can be contacted on the AOL Instant Messenger service.

The Data Forms field that represents an AIM screen name is "aim_id".

This field maps to:

• FOAF aimChatID

An email address is the value of a mailto: URI at which a person or other entity can be contacted using standard electronic mail protocols.

The Data Forms field that represents longitude is "email".

This field maps to:

• vCard EMAIL
• LDAP mail

An ICQ number is an address at which a person or other entity can be contacted on the ICQ instant messaging service.

The Data Forms field that represents an ICQ number is "icq_id".

This field maps to:

• FOAF icqChatID

A Jabber ID is the value of an xmpp: URI at which a person or other entity can be contacted over a Jabber/XMPP network.

The Data Forms field that represents a Jabber ID is "jid".

This field maps to:

• FOAF jabberID

An MSN address is address at which a person or other entity can be contacted on the MSN instant messaging service.

The Data Forms field that represents an MSN address is "msn_id".

This field maps to:

• FOAF msnChatID

A Yahoo ID is address at which a person or other entity can be contacted on the Yahoo! Instant Messenger service.

The Data Forms field that represents a Yahoo ID is "yahoo_id".

This field maps to:

• FOAF yahooChatID

An avatar is an often fanciful representation of a user's desired self-image or persona (e.g., in the context of a game). An avatar is usually not intended to be an accurate picture of the user's actual physical appearance (that is handled by the photo_url and photo_data fields).

An avatar can come in two forms: the avatar data itself, or a URL for a avatar.

The Data Forms field that represents the URL for an avatar is "avatar_url".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

A biographical URL is the value of an http: URI at which can be found biographical information about a person.

The Data Forms field that represents a biographical URL is "bio".

A FOAF URL is the value of an http: URI at which can be found a "friend of a friend" (FOAF) file about a person or entity.

The Data Forms field that represents a FOAF URL is "foaf_url".

A homepage URL is the value of an http: URI that is the default resource on the World Wide Web for a person or other entity.

The Data Forms field that represents a homepage URL is "homepage".

This field maps to:

• LDAP labelledURI
• FOAF homepage

A photograph provides a pictorial representation of a person. Sometimes also called a "mugshot".

A photograph can come in two forms: the photo data itself (see below) or a URL for a photograph (e.g., the vCard PHOTO element can represent either, while the FOAF depiction and FOAF img can represent only a URL). The Data Forms field specified here identifies a URL for a photograph, not the data itself.

The Data Forms field that represents the URL for a photograph is "photo_url".

This field maps to:

• vCard PHOTO
• FOAF depiction
• FOAF img

A publications URL is the value of an http: URI at which can be found the list of a person's published writings.

The Data Forms field that represents a publications URL is "publications".

This field maps to:

• FOAF publications

A resume URL is the value of an http: URI at which can be found a person's resume or curriculum vitae.

The Data Forms field that represents a resume URL is "resume".

A status URL is the value of an http: URI that specifies the current status of a person or other entity (e.g., a person's online presence or a server's uptime).

The Data Forms field that represents a homepage URL is "status_url".

An organizational URL is the value of an http: URI that specifies the homepage for an organization or employer.

The Data Forms field that represents an organizational URL is "org_url".

This field maps to:

• FOAF workplaceHomepage

A weblog URL is the value of an http: URI at which a person or other entity maintains a weblog.

The Data Forms field that represents a weblog URL is "weblog".

This field maps to:

• FOAF weblog

It may be appropriate to list others who can be contacted if the individual is not available.

An affiliation is a person's relationship to an institution, such as student, faculty, intern, fellow. An affiliation is in general less rigid than an Employee Type, which may not be relevant in noncommercial organizations.

The Data Forms field that represents an organizational affiliation is "affiliation".

This field maps to:

• LDAP eduPersonAffiliation

In some organizations, a person may be assisted by another individual.

The Data Forms field that represents an assistant is "assistant".

This field maps to:

• LDAP secretary

The kind of business performed by an organization.

The Data Forms field that represents a business category is "business_category".

This field maps to:

• LDAP business_category

Some organizations have departments, which can be named or numbered.

The Data Forms field that represents a department name is "department_name".

Some organizations have departments, which can be named or numbered.

The Data Forms field that represents a department number is "department_number".

This field maps to:

• LDAP departmentNumber

Some organizations assign numbers to employees.

The Data Forms field that represents an employee number is "employee_number".

This field maps to:

• LDAP employeeNumber

Some organizations have different types of employees, such as "full-time", "part-time", "contractor", and "temp".

The Data Forms field that represents an employee type is "employee_type".

This field maps to:

• LDAP employeeType

A job title is the official name of a person's position within an organization.

The Data Forms field that represents a job title is "job_title".

This field maps to:

• vCard TITLE
• LDAP title
• FOAF title

In most organizations, a person is managed by or reports to another individual (often not exposed outside the organization).

The Data Forms field that represents a manager is "manager".

This field maps to:

• LDAP manager

An organizational name is the official name of an organization (company, school, etc.) within which a person works.

The Data Forms field that represents the name of an organization is "org_name".

This field maps to:

• vCard ORGNAME
• LDAP o

An organizational role describes a person's profession or how a person contributes within an organization.

The Data Forms field that represents an organizational role is "org_role".

This field maps to:

• vCard ROLE

An organizational unit is the name of part (subsidiary, department, etc.) of an organization.

The Data Forms field that represents an organizational unit is "org_unit".

This field maps to:

• vCard ORGUNIT
• LDAP ou

An affiliation is a person's relationship to an institution, such as student, faculty, intern, fellow. (An affiliation is in general less rigid than an Employee Type, which may not be relevant in noncommercial organizations.) Since a person may be affiliated with multiple organizations (e.g., multiple research institutions), the primary affiliation is used to describe a person's affiliation to their primary organization.

The Data Forms field that represents a primary organizational affiliation is "primary_affiliation".

This field maps to:

• LDAP eduPersonPrimaryAffiliation

An organizational name is the official name of an organization (company, school, etc.) within which a person works. Since a person may be affiliated with multiple organizations (e.g., multiple research institutions), the primary organizational name is used to differentiate the main organization with which a person is affiliated.

The Data Forms field that represents the name of a primary organization is "primary_org_name".

This field maps to:

• vCard o

An organizational role describes a person's profession or how a person contributes within an organization. Since a person may be affiliated with multiple organizations (e.g., multiple research institutions), the primary organizational role is used to differentiate the person's role at their primary organization.

The Data Forms field that represents an organizational role is "primary_org_role".

This field maps to:

• vCard ROLE

An organizational unit is the name of part (subsidiary, department, etc.) of an organization Since a person may be affiliated with multiple organizational units (e.g., multiple schools within a university), the primary organizational name is used to differentiate the main organization with which a person is affiliated.

The Data Forms field that represents an organizational unit is "primary_org_unit".

This field maps to:

• LDAP ou
• LDAP eduPersonPrimaryOrgUnitDN

Usually a person has a system or network username within an organization (usually not exposed outside the organization).

The Data Forms field that represents such a username is "system_username".

This field maps to:

• LDAP uid
• LDAP userid

People often work in teams. Sometimes it can be helpful to list those teams.

The Data Forms field that represents a work team is "teams".

Often a person has a dedicated workstation address or name within an organization (usually not exposed outside the organization).

The Data Forms field that represents such a username is "workstation".

A birth day-of-month is the day of the month in which a person was born. (Note: This data field is not what in English is usually referred to as a person's "birthday", i.e. the year+month+day on which the person was born; the "birthday" is split into three data fields in order to protect personal privacy, since a given individual might want to disclose his or her birth year, birth month, birth day-of-month, or some combination thereof but not all three.)

The Data Forms field that represents a birth day-of-month is "birth_dayofmonth".

When combined with other birthday-related fields, this field maps to:

• vCard BDAY

A birth month is the month of the year in which a person was born.

The Data Forms field that represents a birth month is "birth_month".

When combined with other birthday-related fields, this field maps to:

• vCard BDAY

A birth year is the year in which a person was born.

The Data Forms field that represents a birth year is "birth_year".

When combined with other birthday-related fields, this field maps to:

• vCard BDAY

It can be helpful to provide a natural-language description of a person.

The Data Forms field that represents a description of a person is "description".

This field maps to:

• LDAP description

Some people may want to know the color of a person's eyes. The allowable or recommended values for this field are not specified.

The Data Forms field that represents a person's eye color is "eye_color".

Gender is the self-defined gender of a person (this is not limited to "male" and "female", although those are the expected values in most instances). Sometimes also called "sex" or "gender identification".

The Data Forms field that represents a person's gender is "gender".

This field maps to:

• FOAF gender

Some people may want to know the color of a person's hair (if any). The allowable or recommended values for this field are not specified.

The Data Forms field that represents a person's hair color is "hair_color".

Some people may want to know a person's height. This SHOULD be expressed in centimeters (which can be transformed into other units if necessary by a client).

The Data Forms field that represents a person's height is "height".

Yes, it is a sensitive topic, but some people may want to know a person's weight. This SHOULD be expressed in kilograms (which can be transformed into other units if necessary by a client).

The Data Forms field that represents a person's weight is "weight".

An area of expertise is a subject in which a person has a great deal of knowledge.

The Data Forms field that represents an area of expertise is "expertise".

An avatar is an often fanciful representation of a user's desired self-image or persona (e.g., in the context of a game). An avatar is usually not intended to be an accurate picture of the user's actual physical appearance (that is handled by the photo_url and photo_data fields).

An avatar can come in two forms: the avatar data itself, or a URL for a avatar.

The Data Forms field that represents avatar data is "avatar_data".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

Some people are members of clubs or other voluntary organizations.

The Data Forms field that represents club memberships is "clubs".

Some people have dietary preferences (vegan, vegetarian, kosher, peanut allergy, no shellfish, etc.).

The Data Forms field that represents dietary preferences is "dietary_preferences".

A hobby is a non-work activity that a person enjoys pursuing. Also called an "avocation".

The Data Forms field that represents a hobby is "hobby".

An interest a thing that a person cares about or is curious about. It is, generally, less active than a hobby.

The Data Forms field that represents an interest is "interest".

Some people know more than one language, but less than well (e.g., the person may not be able to speak fluently). The definition of "less well" is left to the user.

The value of this field MUST be an abbreviation for a language as specified in &rfc4646;.

The Data Forms field that represents a language known less that well is "languages_lesswell".

Everyone knows at least one language well (e.g., they are able to speak or write the language with a fair degree of fluency). Determination of whether someone knows a language "well" or "fluently" is left to the user.

The value of this field MUST be an abbreviation for a language as specified in RFC 4646.

The Data Forms field that represents a language known well is "languages_well".

This field maps to:

• LDAP preferredLanguage

Many people own automobiles, which usually have license or registration numbers.

The Data Forms field that represents a car license or registration number is "car_license_number".

This field maps to:

• LDAP carLicense

Human beings often get married, sometimes get divorced, become widowed, etc.

The Data Forms field that represents whether a person's marital status is "marital_status".

A Myers-Briggs type indicator is four-letter acronym that is a popular way to characterize different personality types.

The Data Forms field that represents a Myers-Briggs type indicator is "mbti".

This field maps to:

• FOAF myersBriggs

A photo provides a pictorial representation of a person. Sometimes also called a "mugshot".

A photo can come in two forms: the photo data itself, or a URL for a photo (e.g., the vCard PHOTO element can represent either, while the FOAF depiction and FOAF img can represent only a URL).

The Data Forms field that represents photo data is "photo_data".

This field maps to:

• vCard PHOTO
• LDAP jpegPhoto

A profession is what a person does for his or her primary employment. Also known as a "vocation". The allowable or recommended values for this field are not specified.

The Data Forms field that represents a profession is "profession".

Many people feel affiliated with a religious belief system.

The Data Forms field that represents a religious affiliation is "religion".

The allowable or recommended values for this field are not specified.

The Data Forms field that represents a person's sexual orientation is "sexual_orientation".

Some people smoke tobacco in various forms (cigarettes, cigars, pipes, etc.).

The Data Forms field that represents whether a person smokes is "smoker".

A wishlist is a list of items that a person would like to receive as gifts.

The Data Forms field that represents a wishlist is "wishlist".

A Chinese zodiac sign denotes the type of year in which a person was born according to the Chinese calendar (e.g., the year of the dragon).

The Data Forms field that represents a Chinese zodiac sign is "zodiac_chinese".

A Western zodiac sign is that part of the astrological belt under which a person was born; each sign is named after one of the constellations.

The Data Forms field that represents a Western zodiac sign is "zodiac_western".

The ASCII armored output of a PGP key.

The Data Forms field that represents a PGP key is "pgpkey".

This field maps to:

• vCard KEY with TYPE of PGP

The fingerprint (hashed value) of a PGP key.

The Data Forms field that represents a PGP fingerprint is "pgp_fingerprint".

The ID of a PGP key.

The Data Forms field that represents a PGP key ID is "pgpkey_id".

The fingerprint of an X.509 certificate, hashed using MD5.

The Data Forms field representing such a value is "x509_fingerprint_md5".

The fingerprint of an X.509 certificate, hashed using SHA-1.

The Data Forms field representing such a value is "x509_fingerprint_sha1".

The Data Forms field that represents favorite authors is "fav_authors".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

The Data Forms field that represents favorite athletes is "fav_athletes".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

The Data Forms field that represents favorite beverages is "favorite_beverages".

This field maps to:

• LDAP drink
• LDAP favoriteDrink

The Data Forms field that represents favorite charities is "fav_charities".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

The Data Forms field that represents favorite chatrooms is "fav_chatrooms".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

The Data Forms field that represents favorite drinks is "fav_drinks".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

The Data Forms field that represents favorite foods is "fav_foods".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

The Data Forms field that represents favorite games is "fav_games".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

The Data Forms field that represents favorite movies is "fav_movies".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

The Data Forms field that represents favorite music is "fav_music".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

A quote is a phrase or saying that a person identifies with in some way. According to the 2004 Pew Internet survey on instant messaging, quotes represent the most popular item to include in online profiles on major consumer-oriented instant messaging services.

The Data Forms field that represents favorite quotes is "fav_quotes".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

The Data Forms field that represents favorite sports teams is "fav_teams".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

The Data Forms field that represents favorite TV shows is "fav_tv".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

Some people move around a lot.

The Data Forms field that represents places lived is "places_lived".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.

The Data Forms field that represents schools attended is "schools".

This field does not map to data in vCard or any other profile representation format.