

# Geometry
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Information about where an object ([DetectCustomLabels](API_DetectCustomLabels.md)) or text ([DetectText](API_DetectText.md)) is located on an image.

## Contents
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 ** BoundingBox **   <a name="rekognition-Type-Geometry-BoundingBox"></a>
An axis-aligned coarse representation of the detected item's location on the image.  
Type: [BoundingBox](API_BoundingBox.md) object  
Required: No

 ** Polygon **   <a name="rekognition-Type-Geometry-Polygon"></a>
Within the bounding box, a fine-grained polygon around the detected item.  
Type: Array of [Point](API_Point.md) objects  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/rekognition-2016-06-27/Geometry) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/rekognition-2016-06-27/Geometry) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/rekognition-2016-06-27/Geometry) 