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Shape Expressions

Summary

Shape Expressions is a technical standard[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Shape Expressions was influenced by RELAX NG[3].
  • Shape Expressions was influenced by SPARQL[4].
  • Shape Expressions's instance of is recorded as technical standard[5].
  • Shape Expressions's instance of is recorded as domain-specific language[6].
  • Shape Expressions's designed by is recorded as José Emilio Labra Gayo[7].
  • Shape Expressions's designed by is recorded as Iovka Boneva[8].
  • Shape Expressions's designed by is recorded as Eric G. Prud'hommeaux[9].
  • 2013 marks the founding of Shape Expressions[10].
  • Shape Expressions's official website is recorded as https://www.w3.org/community/shex/[11].
  • Shape Expressions's official website is recorded as http://shex.io/[12].
  • Shape Expressions's described at URL is recorded as http://shex.io/shex-semantics/[13].
  • Shape Expressions's readable file format is recorded as ShExC file[14].
  • Shape Expressions's writable file format is recorded as ShExC file[15].
  • Shape Expressions's media type is recorded as text/shex[16].
  • Shape Expressions's file extension is recorded as shex[17].
  • Shape Expressions's facet of is recorded as Semantic Web[18].
  • Shape Expressions's issue tracker URL is recorded as https://github.com/shexSpec/shex/issues[19].
  • Shape Expressions's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/shex[20].
  • Shape Expressions's main Wikidata property is recorded as P12861[21].
  • Shape Expressions's uses is recorded as Resource Description Framework[22].
  • Shape Expressions's uses is recorded as SPARQL[23].
  • Shape Expressions's uses is recorded as JSON-LD[24].
  • Shape Expressions's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Schemas[25].
  • Shape Expressions's Mac OS type code is recorded as TEXT[26].
  • Shape Expressions's XML namespace URL is recorded as http://www.w3.org/ns/shex#[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include technical standard[5] and domain-specific language[6].

History and Context

2013 marks the founding of Shape Expressions[10].

Why It Matters

Shape Expressions has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Iovka Boneva José Emilio Labra Gayo Nizo Priskorn Semantic Web ShEx-s SPARQL

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . shex.io. Retrieved . shex.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . shex.io. Retrieved . shex.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . shex.io. Retrieved . shex.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . shex.io. Retrieved . shex.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Olea · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Readable file format → ShExC file
    Uses → Resource Description Framework, SPARQL, JSON-LD
    Designed by → José Emilio Labra Gayo, Iovka Boneva, Eric G. Prud'hommeaux
    Influenced by → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, vi, uk, be-tarask, sr-ec, en-us, mul */ Cleanup: add mul alias ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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