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urban fantasy

genre of fiction, subgenre of fantasy
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urban fantasy

Summary

urban fantasy is a fantasy genre[1]. It draws 1,303 Wikipedia views per month (fantasy_genre category, ranking #5 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • urban fantasy's instance of is recorded as fantasy genre[3].
  • urban fantasy's instance of is recorded as literary subgenre[4].
  • urban area is named after urban fantasy[5].
  • fantasy is named after urban fantasy[6].
  • urban fantasy is a type of fantasy[7].
  • urban fantasy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Urban fantasy[8].
  • urban fantasy's facet of is recorded as low fantasy[9].
  • urban fantasy's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12204'}[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include fantasy genre[3] and literary subgenre[4]. urban fantasy is a type of fantasy[7].

Origins

Things named after include urban area[5] and fantasy[6], a speculative fiction genre[11].

Why It Matters

urban fantasy draws 1,303 Wikipedia views per month (fantasy_genre category, ranking #5 of 18).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). urban fantasy. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/urban-fantasy
MLA “urban fantasy.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/urban-fantasy.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_urban-fantasy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{urban fantasy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/urban-fantasy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 17d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Facet of → low fantasy
    Topic's main category → Category:Urban fantasy
    Named after → urban area, fantasy
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39375, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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