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title: Specific information atom
framework: quicktime-file-format
role: symbol
role_heading: Atom
path: quicktime-file-format/specific_information_atom
---

# Specific information atom

An atom that identified the hot spot type.

## Overview

Overview Depending on the value of the hotSpotType field in the hot spot info atom there may also be a type specific information atom. The atom type of the type-specific atom is the hot spot type.

## See Also

### Specifying node information

- [Node header atom ('ndhd')](quicktime-file-format/node_header_atom.md)
- [Hot spot parent atom ('hspa')](quicktime-file-format/hot_spot_parent_atom.md)
- [Hot spot information atom ('hsin')](quicktime-file-format/hot_spot_information_atom.md)
- [Link hot spot atom ('link')](quicktime-file-format/link_hot_spot_atom.md)