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identification tag worn by military personnel
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dog tag

Summary

dog tag ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,625 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • dog tag is a type of identification tag[2].
  • dog tag's Commons category is recorded as Dog tags (military identification)[3].
  • dog tag's different from is recorded as pet tag[4].

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Definition and Type

dog tag is a type of identification tag[2].

Why It Matters

dog tag ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,625 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_dog-tag_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{dog tag}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/dog-tag}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 27d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → identification tag
    Different from → pet tag
    Subclass of → —
    P14470 → Objects/Dog_Tag
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Objects/Dog_Tag, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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