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type: "datatype"
title: "Type Characteristic Summary"
datatype: "Type Characteristic Summary"
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# Type Characteristic Summary

- [Datatypes](/datatypes)
- [Definitions](/datatypes-definitions#Type Characteristic Summary)
- [Examples](/datatypes-examples#Type Characteristic Summary)
- [Mappings](/datatypes-mappings#Type Characteristic Summary)
- [Profiles](/datatypes-profiles#Type Characteristic Summary)

## Overview

This table presents the [type characteristics]([%extensions-location%]CodeSystem-type-characteristics-code) for the different data types. These are used when designing to profiles to know what characteristics can be set for a particular type. Types that are not listed have no characteristics.

<%type-characteristics%>