Template:Infobox writing system/doc

Template:Generic template demo

Syntax edit

{{Infobox writing system
| name      = 
| altname   = <!-- 2ary name -->
| type      = <!-- see options below -->
| qid       =
<!-- The following three fields, prefixed SH (ShortHand), are used only if the type parameter is set as "shorthand" or "stenography": -->
| SHline    = <!-- "light" or "heavy" - heavy-line shorthands distinguish thick and thin strokes -->
| SHtype    = <!-- see options below -->
| SHform    = <!-- see options below -->
| typedesc  = <!-- additional info after the general type -->
| typedesc-prefix  = <!-- additional info, such as an adjective, before the general type -->
| creator   = <!-- use instead of |jfamN= for artificially created writing systems -->
| date      = <!-- date created -->
| published = <!-- date published for shorthands and script reforms -->
| time      = <!-- time period in use -->
| official script =
| languages = <!-- major languages using the writing system -->

| fam1      = <!-- use |famN= to specify parent writing systems -->

| fam2      = <!-- up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest -->
| fam15     = 
| print     = <!-- the print basis/model of a braille script -->
| sisters   = <!-- sister writing systems with common ancestors -->
| children  = <!-- child systems -->
| sample    = <!-- sample image without Image: prefix -->
| imagesize = <!-- size of sample image  -->
| caption   = <!-- description of sample image -->
| direction = <!-- writing direction, will be read from Wikidata when empty -->
| direction comment =
| unicode   = <!-- Unicode range -->
| iso15924  = <!-- either the ISO 15924 four-letter code or number; will automatically display both -->
| iso15924 note = <!-- more text on the ISO 15924 four-letter codes, e.g. variants, aliases -->
| footnotes = <!-- some information about the writing system -->
| ipa-note      = <!-- set to `none` to cancel IPA warning -->
}}

While it is probably important to always list at least the immediate 'parent' of any writing system, it isn't always practical if this number is too large.

`type` parameter edit

Select color coding with |type= according to the type of writing system:

Abjad Alphabet Abugida Syllabary Semisyllabary
Manual Pictographic Ideographic Logographic
Stenography Shorthand Undeciphered Alternative (default)

Shorthand `SHform`, `SHtype` edit

SHform, SHtype parameter options
|SHform=

|SHform= should only be included if |type= = stenography or shorthand. Select text color coding according to the shorthand letterforms:

Cursive Printed Stenographic Geometric Script
Semi-Script Elliptical Script-Geometric (default)
|SHtype=

|SHtype= should only be included if | is stenography or shorthand. Select background color coding according to the type of writing system:

Abjadi Consonantal Alphabetic Abugida Syllabic
Semisyllabic Mixed Undeciphered Alternative (default)

Parameter `direction` edit

Template:Wikidata property |direction= can be used to enter the directionality. When left unused, the template reads this value from Wikidata.

Parameter `note` edit

As a bottom there can be shown this note:

Insert the text of the quote here, without quotation marks.

Setting |note=none will hide this text.

Example edit

From Hebrew alphabet (simplified for demo purposes)
Hebrew alphabet
(no alt name)
Script typeTemplate:Longitem
Template:Longitem2nd–1st century BCE to present[1]
DirectionRight-to-left
LanguagesHebrew, Yiddish
Related scripts
Template:Longitem
Template:LongitemYiddish alphabet
Template:Longitem
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Template:ISO 15924 code (Template:ISO 15924 number), ​Template:ISO 15924 name
Unicode
Template:LongitemTemplate:ISO 15924 alias
Template:Longitem
Template:Infobox writing system/ipa-note
{{Infobox writing system
| name      = Hebrew alphabet
| qid       = Q33513
| altname   = (alt name here, expected in script)
| sample    = Alefbet ivri.svg
| imagesize = 220px
| type      = Impure [[abjad]]
| languages = [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Yiddish]]
| time      = 2nd–1st century BCE to present<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hebrew-alphabet Hebrew alphabet]</ref>
 | fam1     = [[Egyptian hieroglyphs]]
 | fam2     = [[Proto-Sinaitic script]]
 | fam3     = [[Phoenician alphabet]]
 | fam4     = [[Aramaic alphabet]]
| sisters   = {{Plainlist|
* [[Arabic alphabet|Arabic]]
* [[Nabataean alphabet|Nabataean]]
* [[Syriac alphabet|Syriac]]
}}
| children  = [[Yiddish alphabet]]
| direction = right-to-left
| unicode   = {{Plainlist|
* [https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0590.pdf U+0590 to U+05FF]<br />Hebrew,
* [https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/UFB00.pdf U+FB1D to U+FB4F]<br />Alphabetic Presentation Forms
 }}
| iso15924  = Hebr
| iso15924 note = 
| footnotes = 
| ipa-note  = 
}}

Tracking categories edit

Template Data edit

Template:Template data header

Template Data

Information box about a writing system

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
bodystylebodystyle

no description

Unknownoptional
typetype

no description

Suggested values
Abjad, Alphabet, Abugida, Syllabary, Semisyllabary, Manual, Pictographic, Ideographic, Logographic, Stenography, Shorthand, Undeciphered, Alternative, (default)
Stringoptional
SHtypeSHtype

no description

Unknownoptional
SHformSHform

no description

Unknownoptional
modemode

no description

Unknownoptional
namename

no description

Unknownoptional
altnamealtname

Secondary name

Stringoptional
native_namenative_name

Name in the system itself

Unknownoptional
imagestyleimagestyle

no description

Unknownoptional
samplesample

Sample image, WITHOUT "Image:" prefix

Fileoptional
image sizeimage size

Sample image's size

Unknownoptional
imagesizeimagesize

no description

Unknownoptional
altalt

Text substituting the image

Example
Character sample
Stringoptional
captionstylecaptionstyle

no description

Unknownoptional
captioncaption

Text displayed under the sample image

Example
From ''Description of the New Alphabet'', 1999
Stringoptional
SHlineSHline

no description

Unknownoptional
typedesctypedesc

For providing additional info after a general type

Stringoptional
languageslanguages

Major languages using the writing system

Stringoptional
creatorcreator

Use instead of jfamN for artificially created writing systems

Stringoptional
datedate

Date created

Unknownoptional
SHdatesSHdates

no description

Unknownoptional
publishedpublished

Date published - for shorthands and script reforms

Example
1999
Stringoptional
timetime

Time period during which system was in use

Example
20th century
Stringoptional
statusstatus

no description

Unknownoptional
fam1fam1

Use famN to specify parent writing system/s.

Stringoptional
familyfamily

no description

Unknownoptional
fam2fam2

Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.

Stringoptional
fam3fam3

Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.

Stringoptional
fam4fam4

Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.

Stringoptional
fam5fam5

Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.

Stringoptional
fam6fam6

Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.

Stringoptional
fam7fam7

Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.

Stringoptional
fam8fam8

no description

Unknownoptional
fam9fam9

no description

Unknownoptional
fam10fam10

no description

Unknownoptional
fam11fam11

no description

Unknownoptional
fam12fam12

no description

Unknownoptional
fam13fam13

no description

Unknownoptional
fam14fam14

no description

Unknownoptional
fam15fam15

no description

Unknownoptional
printprint

no description

Unknownoptional
childrenchildren

no description

Unknownoptional
sisterssisters

no description

Unknownoptional
iso15924iso15924

no description

Unknownoptional
iso15924 noteiso15924 note

no description

Unknownoptional
unicodeunicode

no description

Unknownoptional
footnotesfootnotes

no description

Unknownoptional
notenote

no description

Unknownoptional
qidqid

no description

Unknownoptional
directiondirection

no description

Unknownoptional
direction commentdirection comment

no description

Unknownoptional
ipa-noteipa-note

no description

Unknownoptional
official scriptofficial script

no description

Unknownoptional
regionregion

no description

Unknownoptional
engvarengvar

no description

Unknownoptional
romanised_fromromanised_from

no description

Unknownoptional
romanized_fromromanized_from

no description

Unknownoptional
languagelanguage

no description

Unknownoptional