Ncname
search: boost: 1.0 ---# Type: Ncname
Prefix part of CURIE
URI: [xsd:string](http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string)
## Type Properties
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Base | `NCName` |
| Type URI | [xsd:string](http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string) |
| Representation | `str` |
## Notes
* If you are authoring schemas in LinkML YAML, the type is referenced with the lower case "ncname".
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | xsd:string |
| native | linkml:ncname |