Internet Content Rating Association

This table provides an overview of the ICRA™ descriptors and associated codes used in the label, in addition to illustrating how the new system maps onto the RSACi™ system it supersedes.
For a list of the ICRA™ codes in the order in which they appear in the questionnaire, please click here.
For a list of the ICRA™ codes in alphabetical order to aid translation of labels, please click here.
To view the old RSACi™ labelling matrix, click here.
ICRA
Code
RSACi
Code
Chat
Chat
ca
Moderated chat suitable for children and teens
cb
None of the above
cz

Language
Explicit sexual language
la
l4
Crude words or profanity
lb
l2
Mild expletives
lc
l1
None of the above
lz
l0

Nudity & Sexual Material
Erections or female genitals in detail
na
n4
Male genitals
nb
n3
Female genitals
nc
n3
Female breasts
nd
n2
Bare buttocks
ne
n2
Explicit sexual acts
nf
s4
Obscured or implied sexual acts
ng
s3
Visible sexual touching
nh
s3
Passionate kissing
ni
s1
None of the above
nz
s0
Context – Artistic
nr
Context – Educational
ns
Context – Medical
nt

Other Topics
Promotion of tobacco use
oa
Promotion of alcohol use
ob
Promotion of drug use
oc
Gambling
od
Promotion of weapon use
oe
Promotion of harm against people
of
Material that might be perceived as setting a bad example for young children
og
Material that might disturb young children
oh
None of the above
oz

Violence
Sexual violence / rape
va
v4
Blood and gore, human beings
vb
v4
Blood and gore, animals
vc
v4
Blood and gore, fantasy characters (including animation)
vd
v4
Killing of human beings
ve
v3
Killing of animals
vf
v3
Killing of fantasy characters (including animation)
vg
v3
Deliberate injury to human beings
vh
v1
Deliberate injury to animals
vi
v1
Deliberate injury to fantasy characters (including animations)
vj
v1
Deliberate damage to objects
vk
v1
None of the above
vz
v0
Context – Artistic
vr
Context – Educational
vs
Context – Medical
vt
Context – Sports
vu

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ICRA
Code
RSACi
Code
ICRA Descriptor
ca
Chat
cb
Moderated chat suitable for children and teens
cz
None of the above
la
l4
Explicit sexual language
lb
l2
Crude words or profanity
lc
l1
Mild expletives
lz
l0
None of the above
na
n4
Erections or female genitals in detail
nb
n3
Male genitals
nc
n3
Female genitals
nd
n2
Female breasts
ne
n2
Bare buttocks
nf
s4
Explicit sexual acts
ng
s3
Obscured or implied sexual acts
nh
s3
Visible sexual touching
ni
s1
Passionate kissing
nz
s0
None of the above
oa
Promotion of tobacco use
ob
Promotion of alcohol use
oc
Promotion of drug use
od
Gambling
oe
Promotion of weapon use
of
Promotion of harm against people
og
Material that might be perceived as setting a bad example for young children
oh
Material that might disturb young children
oz
None of the above
va
v4
Sexual violence / rape
vb
v4
Blood and gore, human beings
vc
v4
Blood and gore, animals
vd
v4
Blood and gore, fantasy characters (including animation)
ve
v3
Killing of human beings
vf
v3
Killing of animals
vg
v3
Killing of fantasy characters (including animation)
vh
v1
Deliberate injury to human beings
vi
v1
Deliberate injury to animals
vj
v1
Deliberate injury to fantasy characters (including animations)
vk
v1
Deliberate damage to objects
vz
v0
None of the above

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  Violence Rating Descriptor Nudity Rating Descriptor Sex Rating Descriptor Language Rating Descriptor
Level 4 Rape or wanton, gratuitous violence Frontal nudity (qualifying as provocative display) Explicit sexual acts or sex crimes Crude, vulgar language or extreme hate speech
Level 3 Aggressive violence or death to humans Frontal nudity Non-explicit sexual acts Strong language or hate speech
Level 2 Destruction of realistic objects Partial nudity Clothed sexual touching Moderate expletives or profanity
Level 1 Injury to human being Revealing attire Passionate kissing Mild expletives
Level 0 None of the above or sports related None of the above None of the above or innocent kissing; romance None of the above

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