# Creature Type *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 364. Available in the Free Rules (2024)* Every creature, including every [Player Character](player-character-xphb.md), has a tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature it is. Most [Player Character](player-character-xphb.md) are of the Humanoid type. These are the game's creature types: - Elemental - Monstrosity - Beast - Fey - Ooze - Celestial - Fiend - Plant - Construct - Giant - Undead - Dragon - Humanoid The types don't have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways.