# pydicom.datadict.tag_for_keyword

`pydicom.datadict.``tag_for_keyword`(keyword)

  Return the tag of the element corresponding to keyword.

  Only performs the lookup for official DICOM elements.

  Parameters: | keyword (str) – The keyword for the element whose tag is being retrieved.
  Returns: | If the element is in the DICOM data dictionary then returns the corresponding element’s tag, otherwise returns `None`.
  Return type: | int or None