# What is an attribute?

Within Aero, attributes are used to differentiate versions of a product. This allows you to create [variant products](../../products/4408912202129-what-is-a-variant-product/index.md)

Attributes consist of the following 2 elements:

## Attribute groups

All attributes belong to an attribute group. Typical examples of attribute groups include:

- Size - Colour 

## Attributes

Attributes are the specific options within your attribute groups. Typical examples of attributes include:

- Small - Large - Black - White 

## Attribute Example

The example below shows attributes being used within a variant product:

![Screenshot_2021-10-13_at_16-41-00_Aero_Commerce_Admin.png](https://support.aerocommerce.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/4408971278225-screenshot-2021-10-13-at-16-41-00-aero-commerce-admin.png)