# General Translation Platform: Content
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-GB/docs/platform/core/reference/types/content.mdx
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title: Content
description: Supported content formats for translation. API reference for Content type.

---

`Content` is the union of every content format that General Translation can translate. It appears as the `source` field of a [`TranslateManyEntry`](/docs/platform/core/reference/types/translate-many-entry) and as the input to [`translate`](/docs/platform/core/reference/gt-class-methods/translation/translate) and [`translateMany`](/docs/platform/core/reference/gt-class-methods/translation/translate-many).

## Overview [#overview]

`Content` combines structured JSX content and string-based message formats under a single type. The type can be inferred from the value's structure or specified explicitly with a [`DataFormat`](/docs/platform/core/reference/types/data-format) in an entry's metadata.

```typescript
type Content = JsxChildren | IcuMessage | StringMessage | I18nextMessage;
```

*Note:* the string members (`IcuMessage`, `StringMessage`, `I18nextMessage`) are all aliases for `string`; in the source they are grouped as `StringContent`, so `Content` is equivalently `JsxChildren | StringContent`.

## Members [#members]

| Member                               | Description                                   | Type                          |
| ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| [`JsxChildren`](#jsx-children)       | Rich JSX content with elements and variables. | `object` | `array` | `string` |
| [`IcuMessage`](#icu-message)         | ICU MessageFormat string.                     | `string`                      |
| [`I18nextMessage`](#i18next-message) | i18next-compatible message string.            | `string`                      |
| [`StringMessage`](#string-message)   | Plain string content.                         | `string`                      |

### `JsxChildren` [#jsx-children]

**Type** [`JsxChildren`](/docs/platform/core/reference/types/jsx-children)

Rich JSX content made up of text, structured elements, and variables. Use it for React components and structured HTML content. See [`JsxChildren`](/docs/platform/core/reference/types/jsx-children) for the full structure.

```typescript
const jsxContent: Content = {
  t: 'div',
  c: ['Hello ', { k: 'userName' }]
};
```

### `IcuMessage` [#icu-message]

**Type** `string`

An ICU MessageFormat string. Use it for complex pluralisation and date/number formatting.

```typescript
const icuContent: Content = 'Hello {name}!' as IcuMessage;
```

### `I18nextMessage` [#i18next-message]

**Type** `string`

An i18next-compatible message string. Use it for simple interpolation and existing i18next projects.

```typescript
const i18nextContent: Content = 'Welcome back, {{name}}!' as I18nextMessage;
```

### `StringMessage` [#string-message]

**Type** `string`

Plain string content with no interpolation, pluralisation, or formatting. Use it for simple text.

```typescript
const stringContent: Content = 'Hello, world!' as StringMessage;
```

## Notes [#notes]

* `Content` unifies different message formats under a single type.
* The content type can be inferred from structure or specified explicitly through a [`DataFormat`](/docs/platform/core/reference/types/data-format) in [`EntryMetadata`](/docs/platform/core/reference/types/entry-metadata).