#### 24.8.2 Specifying the DITA topic type

DITA2Go provides three ways to indicate the type of a topic: specify a default type, assign a type to a paragraph format, or insert a marker in the topic with the name of the type.

In this section:

§24.8.2.1 Understanding DITA topic type assignment precedence

§24.8.2.2 Specifying a default DITA topic type

§24.8.2.3 Specifying the DITA topic type with a paragraph format

§24.8.2.4 Specifying the DITA topic type with a marker

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Parent Topic: 24.8 Configuring DITA topics

Sibling Topics:

24.8.1 Designating starting points for DITA topics

24.8.3 Specifying the ID for a DITA topic

24.8.4 Adjusting DITA topic IDs generated from file names

24.8.5 Specifying alternate titles for a DITA topic

24.8.6 Omitting a DITA topic from the TOC