# Categories

**Categories** *A few keywords/tags that apply to this Character*

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You can have no more than 3 **Categories** selected.
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There are around 50 different categories you can choose from, and you can choose several that best fit your Character.

For example, [Chippy](https://beta.character.ai/chat?char=wm5YIWn5knkw_sfk5ifIVnGwmyHTxgSlqljzHBKixZs), a robot squirrel that insists it's a real squirrel has these categories: 

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The Categories you choose will help other users discover your Character, as they will be used in various ways to decide what groups they appear in.


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