//- 💫 DOCS > API > ANNOTATION > NAMED ENTITIES

+infobox("Tip")
    |  In spaCy v1.8.3+, you can also use #[code spacy.explain()] to get the
    |  description for the string representation of an entity label. For example,
    |  #[code spacy.explain("LANGUAGE")] will return "any named language".

+table([ "Type", "Description" ])
    +row
        +cell #[code PERSON]
        +cell People, including fictional.

    +row
        +cell #[code NORP]
        +cell Nationalities or religious or political groups.

    +row
        +cell #[code FACILITY]
        +cell Buildings, airports, highways, bridges, etc.

    +row
        +cell #[code ORG]
        +cell Companies, agencies, institutions, etc.

    +row
        +cell #[code GPE]
        +cell Countries, cities, states.

    +row
        +cell #[code LOC]
        +cell Non-GPE locations, mountain ranges, bodies of water.

    +row
        +cell #[code PRODUCT]
        +cell Objects, vehicles, foods, etc. (Not services.)

    +row
        +cell #[code EVENT]
        +cell Named hurricanes, battles, wars, sports events, etc.

    +row
        +cell #[code WORK_OF_ART]
        +cell Titles of books, songs, etc.

    +row
        +cell #[code LANGUAGE]
        +cell Any named language.

p The following values are also annotated in a style similar to names:

+table([ "Type", "Description" ])
    +row
        +cell #[code DATE]
        +cell Absolute or relative dates or periods.

    +row
        +cell #[code TIME]
        +cell Times smaller than a day.

    +row
        +cell #[code PERCENT]
        +cell Percentage, including "%".

    +row
        +cell #[code MONEY]
        +cell Monetary values, including unit.

    +row
        +cell #[code QUANTITY]
        +cell Measurements, as of weight or distance.

    +row
        +cell #[code ORDINAL]
        +cell "first", "second", etc.

    +row
        +cell #[code CARDINAL]
        +cell Numerals that do not fall under another type.