Article schema markup

Does Google still show a rich result for this?

Google still shows article rich results, including a headline and a larger-than-thumbnail image. Note that markup is not a requirement for Google News features such as Top stories.

When to use it

On any blog post or editorial article. Use the subtype that fits: Article, NewsArticle or BlogPosting.

Recommended properties

• author
• author.name
• author.url
• datePublished
• dateModified
• headline
• image

Example

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "BlogPosting",
  "headline": "How to choose an AI SEO tool",
  "image": ["https://example.co.uk/images/article.jpg"],
  "datePublished": "2026-07-28T09:00:00+01:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-07-28T09:00:00+01:00",
  "author": {
    "@type": "Person",
    "name": "Jane Smith",
    "url": "https://example.co.uk/authors/jane-smith"
  }
}

Common mistakes

• Assuming properties are required. Google states there are no required properties for Article — add the ones that apply to your content.
• Putting a job title or the publisher into author.name. It takes the name only, with no honorifics.
• Listing several authors in one author field. Each gets its own.
• Using a logo as the article image. Images must be crawlable, indexable and at least 50,000 pixels.
• On a paginated article, pointing the canonical at page one. Point it at the individual page or a view-all page.

Verified against Google’s structured data documentation and its changelog on 28/07/2026. Google changes what it supports without much notice — if you are reading this long afterwards, check the current documentation before acting on it. Background on why this markup matters beyond rich results is in the answer engine optimisation guide.