# Half\_float for dens\_vector

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/half-float-for-dens-vector/366008>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** vector-search\
**Created:** [September 4, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/half-float-for-dens-vector/366008 "2024-09-04T08:56:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Pierre\_Rathier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pierre_rathier/32/137297_2.png) [@Pierre\_Rathier](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pierre_Rathier)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/half-float-for-dens-vector/366008/1 "2024-09-04T08:56:29Z")

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Hello,

Reading the documentation it looks like half\_vector type is not supported for dense\_vector.element\_type. Can you confirm ?

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**Author:** ![Kathleen\_DeRusso](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kathleen_derusso/32/132039_2.png) [@Kathleen\_DeRusso](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kathleen_DeRusso)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/half-float-for-dens-vector/366008/2 "2024-09-04T12:29:15Z")

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Correct. Our [documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/dense-vector.html) states that we support `float`, `byte` and `bit`.