Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Craft Measuring & Marking Tools
The Google product category ID for Craft Measuring & Marking Tools is 505392. It sits under Art & Crafting Tools and has 10 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 10 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch11
Craft Measuring & Marking Tools505392
Art Brushes18Brayer Rollers6126Decorative Stamps4032Drafting Compasses3083Screen Printing Squeegees6125Stencil Machines5883Stencils & Die Cuts2671Stitch Markers & Counters6160Textile Art Gauges & Rulers6157Wood Burning Tools505420- Category ID
- 505392
- Direct subcategories
- 10
- Categories below it in total
- 10
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 5 / 6
- Others at this level
- 17
- Parent category
- Art & Crafting Tools
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Craft Measuring & Marking Tools is the largest of the 18 categories under Art & Crafting Tools, with 10 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Craft Measuring & Marking ToolsArt Brushes
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Art Brushes (18) on level 6: Craft Measuring & Marking Tools › Art Brushes. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glue Guns | 4073 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cutting Mats | 5137 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Light Boxes | 5921 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safety Pins | 6101 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felting Pads & Mats | 6133 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dress Forms | 6150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blocking Wires | 6151 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blocking Mats | 6152 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thimbles & Sewing Palms | 6156 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Frames, Hoops & Stretchers | 6158 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Straight Pins | 6159 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craft Cutting & Embossing Tools | 504640 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Craft Decoration Makers | 505386 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thread & Yarn Tools | 505387 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Textile Craft Machines | 505388 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Color Mixing Tools | 505391 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Craft Measuring & Marking Tools — this page | 505392 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Needles & Hooks | 505393 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (505392) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tools > Craft Measuring & Marking Tools"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 10 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 505392 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tools > Craft Measuring & Marking Tools |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 505392, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Craft Measuring & Marking Tools
10 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 10 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Craft Measuring & Marking Tools continues any further, so one of those 10 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Craft Measuring & Marking Tools
What is the Google product category ID for Craft Measuring & Marking Tools?
505392. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tools > Craft Measuring & Marking Tools", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Craft Measuring & Marking Tools or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Craft Measuring & Marking Tools has 10 directly below it, starting with Art Brushes (18), Brayer Rollers (6126), Decorative Stamps (4032), and 10 in total further down. 505392 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Craft Measuring & Marking Tools sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Art & Crafting Tools (504639). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Arts & Crafts → Art & Crafting Tools → Craft Measuring & Marking Tools. If your product does not belong under Art & Crafting Tools, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Craft Measuring & Marking Tools is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Art & Crafting Tools first — there are 17 other categories at this level: Blocking Mats (6152), Blocking Wires (6151), Color Mixing Tools (505391), Craft Cutting & Embossing Tools (504640), Craft Decoration Makers (505386), Cutting Mats (5137), and 11 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Art & Crafting Tools (504639) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Craft Measuring & Marking Tools?
1 level more. The longest route down from Craft Measuring & Marking Tools is Craft Measuring & Marking Tools > Art Brushes, ending at Art Brushes (18) on level 6. Not every branch below Craft Measuring & Marking Tools runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Craft Measuring & Marking Tools compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 18 at its level, carrying 10 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
What is the difference between Craft Measuring & Marking Tools and Craft Cutting & Embossing Tools?
They sit side by side under Art & Crafting Tools and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Craft Measuring & Marking Tools is 505392; Craft Cutting & Embossing Tools is 504640. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tools > Craft Measuring & Marking Tools" with "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tools > Craft Cutting & Embossing Tools" before you submit.
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