# Property Editors

A Property Editor is the editor that a Data Type references. A Data Type is defined by a user in the Umbraco backoffice and references a Property Editor. In Umbraco a Property Editor is defined in a JSON manifest file and associated JavaScript files.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Are you looking for the Grid Layout or Nested Content?**

The following Property Editors have been removed with the release of Umbraco 14:

* Grid Layout
* Nested content

We recommend using the [Block Editor](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/fundamentals/backoffice/property-editors/built-in-umbraco-property-editors/block-editor) or the [Rich Text Editor Blocks](https://github.com/umbraco/UmbracoDocs/blob/main/17/umbraco-cms/fundamentals/backoffice/property-editors/broken-reference/README.md) instead.
{% endhint %}

When creating a Data Type, specify the property editor for the Data Type to use by selecting from the "Property editor" list (as shown below).

## [Built-in Property Editors in Umbraco](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/fundamentals/backoffice/property-editors/built-in-umbraco-property-editors)

Umbraco comes pre-installed with many useful property editors.

## More information

* [Customizing Data Types](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/fundamentals/data/data-types)

## Tutorials

* [How to create a custom Property Editor](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/tutorials/creating-a-property-editor)


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