In general, softcore refers to pornography that does not depict penetration (usually genitals are not shown right on camera), and hardcore refers to pornography that depicts penetration explicitly.
Pornography takes different forms depending on physical characteristics of the participants, fetish, sexual orientation, etc. Reality and voyeur pornography, animated videos, and legally prohibited acts also influence the classification of pornography. Some popular genres of pornography include:
- Alt porn
- Amateur pornography
- Fetish pornography
- Orientation-based pornography (heterosexual pornography; gay pornography; lesbian pornography; bisexual pornography)
- Orgy pornography
- Race-oriented pornography (e.g. Asian, black, Latino, interracial)
- Reality pornography
- Voyeur pornography (e.g. hidden camera pornography, "upskirt" pornography)
