[gender]
attribute. When you provide this information, potential customers can accurately filter products by gender to help narrow their search. Keep in mind that we also use the gender information together with the values you provide for size [size]
and age group [age_group]
to standardize the sizes that are shown to customers.When to use
Recommended for all products that vary by gender
If your product varies by gender, submit the gender [gender]
attribute. Use this attribute when your product is a variant that’s distinguished by its gender (For example, "mens black tennis shoes" and "womens black tennis shoes"), and also submit each variant with the same value for the item group id [item_group_id]
attribute.
These are the supported values for this attribute:
Male [male]
Female [female]
Unisex [unisex]
Format
Follow these formatting guidelines to make sure Google understands the data you're submitting.
For details on when and how to submit values in English, learn more about submitting your product data.
Supported values |
|
Repeated field |
No |
File format | Example entry |
---|---|
Text | unisex |
XML feeds | <g:gender>unisex</g:gender> |
Minimum requirements
These are the requirements you'll need to meet to show your product on Google. If you don't follow these requirements, we'll disapprove your product and let you know in the Diagnostics page of your Manufacturer Center account.
Best practices
These best practices can help you go beyond the basic requirements to optimize your product data for performance.
Examples
Apparel products
[size]
, size system [size_system]
, and size type [size_type]
.Product data for medium-sized unisex product | |
---|---|
Attribute | Value |
Gender [gender] |
unisex |
Size [size] |
M |
Size system [size_system] |
US |
Size type [size_type] |
regular |
Product data for men's, size 8.5 (US) product | |
---|---|
Attribute | Value |
Gender [gender] |
male |
Size [size] |
8.5 |
Size system [size_system] |
US |
Size type [size_type] |
regular |
Variants
If your product comes in a different version for each gender, submit the gender for each variant.
Product data for a men’s gold Android smartwatch | |
---|---|
Attribute | Value |
Title [title] |
Men’s Android Smartwatch - Gold |
Gender [gender] |
male |
Material [material] |
Gold |
ID [id] |
9856-m-gld |
Item group ID [item_group_id] |
12345 |
Product data for a women’s gold Android smartwatch | |
---|---|
Attribute | Value |
Title [title] |
Women’s Android Smartwatch - Gold |
Gender [gender] |
female |
Material [material] |
Gold |
ID [id] |
9856-w-gld |
Item group ID [item_group_id] |
12345 |