| Infobox writing system/sandbox | |
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 | This is the template sandbox page for Template:Infobox writing system (diff). See also the companion subpage for test cases. |
| name | |
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 caption | |
| Script type | type
typedesc |
| Creator | creator |
| Created | date |
| Published | published
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Time period | time |
| Status | status |
Print basis | |
| Languages | languages |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | family
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Child systems | children |
Sister systems | sisters |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | iso15924 note |
| Unicode | |
| unicode | |
footnotes | |
Syntax
[edit]{{Infobox writing system
| name =
| altname = <!-- 2ary name -->
| type = <!-- (see type 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 SHtype options below) -->
| SHform = <!-- (see SHform options below) -->
| typedesc = <!-- (For providing additional info after a general type) -->
| typedesc-prefix = <!-- (For providing additional info, such as an adjective, before a 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 during which system was in use) -->
| official script =
| languages = <!-- (Major languages using the writing system) -->
| fam1 = <!-- (Use famN to specify parent writing system/s. -->
| 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 = <!-- (For sister writing systems here with common origin) -->
| children = <!-- (For child writing systems) -->
| sample = <!-- (Sample image, WITHOUT "Image:" prefix) -->
| imagesize = <!-- (Sample image's size) -->
| caption = <!-- (Description of sample image) -->
| direction = <!-- writing direction; when empty: will be read from Wikidata -->
| direction comment =
| unicode = <!-- (To specify a Unicode range) -->
| iso15924 = <!-- (Either the ISO 15924 four-letter code or number. Template will automatically display both) -->
| iso15924 note = <!-- (To specify 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 practic if this number is too large.
Parameter type
[edit]Select color coding 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
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SHform should only be included if "type" = stenography or shorthand. Select text color coding according to the shorthand letterforms:
SHtype should only be included if "type" = stenography or shorthand. Select background color coding according to the type of writing system:
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Parameter direction
[edit]
|direction= can be used to enter the directionality. When this parameter not used, the template reads this value from Wikidata.
Parameter note
[edit]As a bottom there can be shown this note:
This page contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.
Setting |note=none will hide this text.
Example
[edit]- From Hebrew alphabet (simplified for demo purposes)
| Hebrew alphabet (no alt name) | |
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| Script type | Impure abjad
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Time period | 2nd–1st century BCE to present[1] |
| Direction | Right-to-left |
| Languages | Hebrew, Yiddish |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Child systems | Yiddish alphabet |
Sister systems | |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Hebr (125), Hebrew |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Hebrew |
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{{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]TemplateData for Infobox writing system
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