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title: "Content Objects (cObject)"
manual: "TypoScript Explained"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:cobject@main"
source: "ContentObjects/Index.rst"
rendered: "2026-09-19T06:55:14+00:00"
---

# Content Objects (cObject) {#cobject}

"cObject" is an (abstract) object type used to define content objects. Following
are some object types that can be used, when the reference calls for a cObject
data type.

Please see [Content objects (general information)](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:cobjects-general-information@main) for an introduction.

-   [Content objects (general information)](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:content-objects-general-information@main)
-   [CASE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:case@main)
-   [Content object array - COA, COA_INT](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:content-object-array-coa-coa-int@main)
-   [CONTENT](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:content@main)
-   [EXTBASEPLUGIN](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:extbaseplugin@main)
-   [FILES](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:files@main)
-   [FLUIDTEMPLATE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:fluidtemplate@main)
-   [HMENU](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:hmenu@main)
    -   [TMENU](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:tmenu-1@main)
        -   [TMENUITEM](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:tmenuitem-1@main)
-   [IMAGE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:image@main)
    -   [GIFBUILDER](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:gifbuilder-1@main)
        -   [Examples](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:examples@main)
        -   [Colors in TypoScript GIFBUILDER](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:colors-in-typoscript-gifbuilder@main)
        -   [Note on (+calc)](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:note-on-calc@main)
        -   [Properties](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:properties@main)
        -   [GIFBUILDER objects](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:gifbuilder-objects@main)
            -   [ADJUST](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:adjust@main)
            -   [BOX](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:box@main)
            -   [CROP](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:crop@main)
            -   [EFFECT](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:effect@main)
            -   [ELLIPSE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:ellipse@main)
            -   [EMBOSS](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:emboss@main)
            -   [IMAGE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:image@main)
            -   [OUTLINE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:outline@main)
            -   [SCALE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:scale@main)
            -   [SHADOW](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:shadow@main)
            -   [TEXT](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:text@main)
            -   [WORKAREA](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:workarea@main)
-   [IMG_RESOURCE](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:img-resource@main)
-   [LOAD_REGISTER](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:load-register@main)
-   [PAGEVIEW](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:pageview@main)
-   [RECORDS](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:records@main)
-   [RESTORE_REGISTER](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:restore-register@main)
-   [SVG](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:svg@main)
-   [TEXT](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:text@main)
-   [USER and USER_INT](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3tsref:user-and-user-int@main)