Property

There are 6 types of icons that represent special properties a Spell or Trap Card may have. Spell and Trap Cards without an icon are called Normal Spell Cards or Normal Trap Cards.

— Rulebook v10, page 27.

Properties, represented on cards by effect icons (効（こう）果（か）アイコン kōka aikon), are similar to Types for Spell and Trap Cards. The additional manga- and anime-only card types Virus and Trap Spell also feature properties.

The following properties are featured in the OCG/TCG:

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  Normal Spell Cards ("Dark Hole")

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  Continuous Spell Cards ("Burning Land")

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  Ritual Spell Cards ("Odd-Eyes Advent")

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  Quick-Play Spell Cards ("Mystical Space Typhoon")

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  Field Spell Cards ("Chicken Game")

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  Equip Spell Cards ("Black Pendant")

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  Normal Trap Cards ("Mirror Force")

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  Continuous Trap Cards ("Call of the Haunted")

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  Counter Trap Cards ("Solemn Warning")