My tagging system on Toyhouse

Posted 4 years, 3 months ago by 4LeafRose

I use an elaborate tagging system for all of my characters so that finding a specific type of character is easy! I have over 700 characters, so this helps me in keeping them more organized and manageable. Feel free to use this system on your own toyhouse!


Here are the main categories that I apply to every character: 

Human, Humanoid, Anthro, Feral, Object, Non-character

Beginner's tip: (Characters will almost never belong to more than one main category so it's important to note that if you want to search for more than one category, you'll need to subtract the categories you don't want instead of adding the categories you do want. Ex. If you try to search for both Anthro and Feral characters at the same time by adding them, then toyhou.se will only show you the characters with BOTH the anthro and feral tags instead of showing you ALL anthros and ferals at the same time.)

I also use optional sub-categories such as:

Male/Female: (Genderless/unclear gender will have neither tag)

Species: 

  • Normal: Fox, Bunny, Bird, Sheep, RatMouse, Deer, Wolf, Dog, Cat, Bigcat (including leopards, tigers, lynx, lion, etc), Seal, Fish, Whale (includes Orca, Narwhal, Dolphin), Shark, Ferret, Dino, Snail, Unclassified
  • Mythical/Original: Elf, Witch, Ghost, Angel, Demon, Dragon, Satyr (or faun), Guardian, Discord, Werewolf, Unicorn, Mer(mermaid/merman), Vampire, Stained, Cottondot, Kitsune, Fairy, Shifter Harpy, Alien, Slime,
  • Species(for closed/open/special), Starnie, Globean, Dynapetz, Pteronap, Cutise, Pixia, Pikou,

General class: Canine, Feline, Equine, Amphibian, Reptilian, Bug, Taur (any half human half animal body type), Aquatic, Flying

Series: Hopeless, Puddle Story, TheRoseWithoutThorns (includes To find a Rose), Inkstained, Tearstained, DarkAndLight, TheLoneWind, Pokemon, ASecondChance, Idwtdy,

Main color: Red, Blue, Pink, Green, Black, White, Grey, Orange, Pastel, Yellow, Purple, Brown, Rainbow,

Theme: Fire, Water, Lightning, Flower, Plant, Overgrown, Ice, Wind, Music, Astronomy, Mystical (mysterious and enchanted creatures, magical), Post-Apocalyptic, Food, Lovecore, Sleepy, 

Place: Forest, Meadow, Mountain, Sea, City (includes Street), Town, Village, Countryside, Sky, Beach, Cave (includes underground), Desert, Ruins, School, Space, Swamp, War

Season: Winter, Summer, Fall, Spring, Night: (Nocturnal or a creature of the night)

Key features/items

  • Hair: Hair-up (includes Braided, Pony-tail, Bun), Long-hair
  • Feature: Wings, Scar (or scars), Horned, Antlers, Crystal, Tattoo, Handicapped, Glow, Powers, Eyes (Special, not usual), Halfnhalf (looks like two different ocs squished together with distinguishable sides), Multi-tail, Slime, Shadow, 
  • Item/Accessory: Scarf, Hat, Ribbon, Eyewear (Glasses, goggles, eyepatch), Mask, Bandages, Crown, Headband, Hood, Jewel, Clover, Flower, Plant, Mushroom
  • Weapons/Tools: BowArrow, Gun, Sword, Baseballbat, Knife, Axe, Pickaxe, Umbrella, Hammer, Staff (/pole/scepter/beat the crap out of ppl stick)

Mood: Sad, Angry, Joy, Scared, Kawaii, Smirk (includes Insane smile)

Drawing: Vent, Comfort, Simple, Complex

Occupation/Hobby: Royalty, Pirate, Farmer, Criminal (Thief, law-breaker), School, Hero, Killer, Sports, Doctor (/healers), Gamer, Protector (Guard or Guardian of something/one/place), Leader, Traveler (/wanderer/tourist), Law (Police, Detective, Judge, Marshal), War (includes soldiers, military, etc), Music

Central role: Protag, Antag, 

Single/Shipped: (Only for characters that are open to or need a relationship. Relationship doesn't have to be romantic. Could be platonic instead.)

Age range: Child(10 and under), Youth (11-18)

Build: Toned, Chibi

Adopted (For characters that I have adopted from other artists)

Co-owning/Lfco: Lfco is looking for cco-ownership

Designer: Koionoi design, Liluchuuu design, Sunspark1254 design, Tophu design, Couragedraws design, Cinnamonbunroll design, Cryptid_Clovers design, Tearamisu design, Clottoncandy design, WykxDream design, NepMilk design, Auudii design,

Buddy (For chars with a buddy/pet/familiar attatched to their profile) (Can also apply if they have a small feral shapeshifting form)

Art related Artable (for chars that have a full colored ref), Wantart (for chars that I'm actively seeking art for), Nodraw (for characters that I don't want art of at all. Usually because I plan to get rid of them), Artfight (they have a profile on Artfight!)

Calendar (for ocs who have their birthdays on the calender)

Occ uses: Rp (for characters I could use to rp with. Not necessarily in a current rp), Sona, Canon (characters set in stone in a published work), Story (characters planted in a story whether it is published or no)

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Modern, Slice-of-life.

!Warning tags!: (Usually I will put a warning up on the profile for anything too dark but this is for extra clarity and borderline characters that may have just a few sensitive topics. I Don't have any Nsfw characters. This is for viewer discretion purposes. Images will also be properly marked so as long as you have your content warnings set how you like it, you shouldn't have to worry about seeing anything potentially disturbing)

Gore(Usually light. Heavy gore is a bit much for me.), Violence (gun, fighting, murder, brutal stuff, physical abuse, torture, etc.), Depression (caution: may include suicidal thoughts), Anxiety, Trauma (PTSD, traumatic/triggering events and flashbacks, etc.), Psychotic.

Wip tags: Needsname, Needslit (needing literature/more developed), Needsconnect (needs other chars to connect to) Needsart (characters that I need to update artistically. Not necessarily a character without art or that needs a full redesign.) Needsprofile (a character that needs their profile neatly arranged. Characters that are still needslit don't qualify) Needspersonal (characters that may have a story/literature but not much personality?), Worldbuild (Characters that need a world for their story), Needsadvanced (Anything that has a decent amount of information but will still need more effort to reach completion. This tag is for more complex and more in depth development.) Needscolor, Needsref (an active list of ocs I really need a ref sheet for so I can commission other artists to draw them or artfight)

Offer/for sale tags: Takingoffers, Shop, Just4u (Characters that I would be willing to trade for a specific character), Foreverhome (Will not ever be up for offer, sorry. I do not use this tag liberally. They will go to the grave with me.)

Non-character: usually a resource. Also "Myo" specifically for unused myos.

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