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# pandas.Index.dtype

Index.dtype

  Return the dtype object of the underlying data.

  The dtype describes the type of elements stored in the Index, such as `int64`, `float64`, `object`, or an extension dtype.

  See also

  `Index.inferred_type`

    Return a string of the type inferred from the values.

  Examples

      >>> idx = pd.Index([1, 2, 3])
      >>> idx
      Index([1, 2, 3], dtype='int64')
      >>> idx.dtype
      dtype('int64')