Template:Infobox writing system

Hebrew alphabet
(no alt name)
Hebrew alphabet; (no alt name)
Script type	Impure abjad
Time period	2nd–1st century BCE to present
Direction	Right-to-left
Languages	Hebrew, Yiddish
Related scripts
Parent systems	Egyptian hieroglyphs Proto-Sinaitic script Phoenician alphabet Aramaic alphabet Hebrew alphabet; ; ; ;
Child systems	Yiddish alphabet
Sister systems	Arabic; Nabataean; Syriac;
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Hebr (125), Hebrew
Unicode
Unicode alias	Hebrew
Unicode range	U+0590 to U+05FF; Hebrew,; U+FB1D to U+FB4F; Alphabetic Presentation Forms;
	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.

*name*
name;
	caption
Script type	type typedesc
Creator	creator
Created	date
Published	published
Time period	time
Status	status
Print basis	print
Languages	languages
Related scripts
Parent systems	family name;
Child systems	children
Sister systems	sisters
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	iso15924 note
Unicode
Unicode range	unicode
	footnotes
	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.

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Module:InfoboxImage (sandbox)

Syntax

{{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

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`

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`

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

Parameter `note`

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

From Hebrew alphabet (simplified for demo purposes)

{{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  = 
}}

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Template Data

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Template Data

Information box about a writing system

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
bodystyle	`bodystyle`	no description	Unknown	optional
type	`type`	no description Suggested values `Abjad, Alphabet, Abugida, Syllabary, Semisyllabary, Manual, Pictographic, Ideographic, Logographic, Stenography, Shorthand, Undeciphered, Alternative, (default)`	String	optional
SHtype	`SHtype`	no description	Unknown	optional
SHform	`SHform`	no description	Unknown	optional
mode	`mode`	no description	Unknown	optional
name	`name`	no description	Unknown	optional
altname	`altname`	Secondary name	String	optional
native_name	`native_name`	Name in the system itself	Unknown	optional
imagestyle	`imagestyle`	no description	Unknown	optional
sample	`sample`	Sample image, WITHOUT "Image:" prefix	File	optional
image size	`image size`	Sample image's size	Unknown	optional
imagesize	`imagesize`	no description	Unknown	optional
alt	`alt`	Text substituting the image Example Character sample	String	optional
captionstyle	`captionstyle`	no description	Unknown	optional
caption	`caption`	Text displayed under the sample image Example From ''Description of the New Alphabet'', 1999	String	optional
SHline	`SHline`	no description	Unknown	optional
typedesc	`typedesc`	For providing additional info after a general type	String	optional
languages	`languages`	Major languages using the writing system	String	optional
creator	`creator`	Use instead of jfamN for artificially created writing systems	String	optional
date	`date`	Date created	Unknown	optional
SHdates	`SHdates`	no description	Unknown	optional
published	`published`	Date published - for shorthands and script reforms Example 1999	String	optional
time	`time`	Time period during which system was in use Example 20th century	String	optional
status	`status`	no description	Unknown	optional
fam1	`fam1`	Use famN to specify parent writing system/s.	String	optional
family	`family`	no description	Unknown	optional
fam2	`fam2`	Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.	String	optional
fam3	`fam3`	Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.	String	optional
fam4	`fam4`	Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.	String	optional
fam5	`fam5`	Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.	String	optional
fam6	`fam6`	Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.	String	optional
fam7	`fam7`	Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.	String	optional
fam8	`fam8`	no description	Unknown	optional
fam9	`fam9`	no description	Unknown	optional
fam10	`fam10`	no description	Unknown	optional
fam11	`fam11`	no description	Unknown	optional
fam12	`fam12`	no description	Unknown	optional
fam13	`fam13`	no description	Unknown	optional
fam14	`fam14`	no description	Unknown	optional
fam15	`fam15`	no description	Unknown	optional
print	`print`	no description	Unknown	optional
children	`children`	no description	Unknown	optional
sisters	`sisters`	no description	Unknown	optional
iso15924	`iso15924`	no description	Unknown	optional
iso15924 note	`iso15924 note`	no description	Unknown	optional
unicode	`unicode`	no description	Unknown	optional
footnotes	`footnotes`	no description	Unknown	optional
note	`note`	no description	Unknown	optional
qid	`qid`	no description	Unknown	optional
direction	`direction`	no description	Unknown	optional
direction comment	`direction comment`	no description	Unknown	optional
ipa-note	`ipa-note`	no description	Unknown	optional
official script	`official script`	no description	Unknown	optional
region	`region`	no description	Unknown	optional
engvar	`engvar`	no description	Unknown	optional
romanised_from	`romanised_from`	no description	Unknown	optional
romanized_from	`romanized_from`	no description	Unknown	optional
language	`language`	no description	Unknown	optional

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^ Hebrew alphabet

[1] Hebrew alphabet

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name
caption
Script type	type typedesc
Creator	creator
Created	date
Published	published
Time period	time
Status	status
Print basis	print
Languages	languages
Related scripts
Parent systems	family name
Child systems	children
Sister systems	sisters
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	iso15924 note
Unicode
Unicode range	unicode
footnotes
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.