---
title: "Highlight"
description: "the words of one observation that met a criterion"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/highlight
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# Highlight

the words of one observation that met a criterion

[figure: Highlight is a value at none scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.]

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | value |
| scope | none |
| key | none |
| store | none |
| family | people |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `evidence` | [EvidenceRef](/concepts/evidenceref) | yes | the observation |
| `from` | `count` | yes | the first character |
| `to` | `count` | yes | the character after the last |
| `words` | `text` | yes | the span itself |



## Routes that use it
No route takes or returns Highlight directly. The record holds it, and the objects that point at it reach it.