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{{Generic template demo |_display=italic |name |sample=Dax sample.png |imagesize=200px |caption |type |typedesc |languages |creator |date |published |time |status |family |print |children |sisters |iso15924 note |unicode |footnotes}}

== Syntax ==
<pre><nowiki>{{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) --><nowiki>}}</nowiki>
</pre>

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 {{mono|type}} ===
Select color coding according to the type of writing system:
{| style="background:transparent; text-align:center; font-size:120%;" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="3"
|style="background:palegreen;"    | Abjad
|style="background:lightblue;"    | Alphabet
|style="background:navajowhite;"  | Abugida
|style="background:pink;"         | Syllabary
|style="background:violet;"      | Semisyllabary
|-
|style="background:paleturquoise;"| Manual
|style="background:palegoldenrod;"| Pictographic
|style="background:gold;"         | Ideographic
|style="background:mistyrose;"    | Logographic
|-
|style="background:turquoise;"    | Stenography
|style="background:turquoise;"    | Shorthand
|style="background:gainsboro;"    | Undeciphered
|style="background:khaki;"        | Alternative
|style="background:white;"        | (default)
|}

===Shorthand {{mono|SHform, SHtype}} ===
{{cot|title={{mono|SHform}}, {{mono|SHtype}} parameter options|bg=#eee}}
;{{mono|SHform}}
{{mono|SHform}} should only be included if "type" = stenography or shorthand. Select text color coding according to the shorthand letterforms:
{| style="background:transparent; text-align:center; font-size:120%;" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="3"
|style="background:white; color:#303030;"| Cursive
|style="background:white; color:#303030;"| Printed
|style="background:white; color:#405000;"| Stenographic
|style="background:white; color:#005020;"| Geometric
|style="background:white; color:#500030;"| Script
|-
|style="background:white; color:#600000;"| Semi-Script
|style="background:white; color:#600000;"| Elliptical
|style="background:white; color:#600000;"| Script-Geometric
|style="background:white; color:black;"  | (default)
|}
;{{mono|SHtype}}
{{mono|SHtype}} should only be included if "type" = stenography or shorthand. Select background color coding according to the type of writing system:
{| style="background:transparent; text-align:center; font-size:120%;" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="3"
|style="background:palegreen;"    | Abjadi
|style="background:palegreen;"    | Consonantal
|style="background:lightblue;"    | Alphabetic
|style="background:navajowhite;"  | Abugida
|style="background:pink;"         | Syllabic
|-
|style="background:violet;"      | Semisyllabic
|style="background:palegoldenrod;"| Mixed
|style="background:gainsboro;"    | Undeciphered
|style="background:khaki;"        | Alternative
|style="background:turquoise;"    | (default)
|}
{{cob}}

=== Parameter {{mono|direction}} ===
{{Wikidata property|P1406}}
{{para|direction}} can be used to enter the directionality. When this parameter not used, the template reads this value from Wikidata.

=== Parameter {{mono|note}} ===

As a bottom there can be shown [[Template:Infobox writing system/ipa-note|this note]]:

{{quote|text={{Infobox writing system/ipa-note}}|style=background:#ddd;}}

Setting {{para|note|none}} will hide this text.

==Example==
:''From'' [[Hebrew alphabet]] <small>(simplified for demo purposes)</small><!-- as of 2021-01-22, +some edits -->
{{Infobox writing system
| name      = Hebrew alphabet
| altname   = (no alt name)
| qid       = Q33513
| 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>
| region    =
 | 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  = 
}}
<pre>

{{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  = 
}}
</pre>

==Tracking categories==
* {{clc|Pages using infobox writing system with unknown parameters}}
==Template Data==
{{template data header}}
{{cot|title=Template Data|bg=#ddd}}
<templatedata>
{
	"format": "{{_\n| ___________ = _\n}}\n",
	"params": {
		"bodystyle": {},
		"type": {
			"type": "string",
			"suggestedvalues": [
				"Abjad, Alphabet, Abugida, Syllabary, Semisyllabary, Manual, Pictographic, Ideographic, Logographic, Stenography, Shorthand, Undeciphered, Alternative, (default) "
			]
		},
		"SHtype": {},
		"SHform": {},
		"mode": {},
		"name": {},
		"altname": {
			"description": "Secondary name",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"native_name": {
			"description": "Name in the system itself"
		},
		"imagestyle": {},
		"sample": {
			"description": "Sample image, WITHOUT \"Image:\" prefix",
			"type": "wiki-file-name"
		},
		"image size": {
			"description": "Sample image's size"
		},
		"imagesize": {},
		"alt": {
			"description": "Text substituting the image",
			"example": "Character sample",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"captionstyle": {},
		"caption": {
			"description": "Text displayed under the sample image",
			"example": "From ''Description of the New Alphabet'', 1999",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"SHline": {},
		"typedesc": {
			"description": "For providing additional info after a general type",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"languages": {
			"description": "Major languages using the writing system",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"creator": {
			"description": "Use instead of jfamN for artificially created writing systems",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"date": {
			"description": "Date created"
		},
		"SHdates": {},
		"published": {
			"description": "Date published - for shorthands and script reforms",
			"example": "1999",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"time": {
			"description": "Time period during which system was in use",
			"example": "20th century",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"status": {},
		"fam1": {
			"description": "Use famN to specify parent writing system/s.",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"family": {},
		"fam2": {
			"description": "Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"fam3": {
			"description": "Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"fam4": {
			"description": "Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"fam5": {
			"description": "Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"fam6": {
			"description": "Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"fam7": {
			"description": "Up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest.",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"fam8": {},
		"fam9": {},
		"fam10": {},
		"fam11": {},
		"fam12": {},
		"fam13": {},
		"fam14": {},
		"fam15": {},
		"print": {},
		"children": {},
		"sisters": {},
		"iso15924": {},
		"iso15924 note": {},
		"unicode": {},
		"footnotes": {},
		"note": {},
		"direction": {},
		"qid": {},
		"ipa-note": {},
		"direction comment": {},
		"official script": {},
		"region": {},
		"engvar": {},
		"romanised_from": {},
		"romanized_from": {},
		"language": {}
	},
	"paramOrder": [
		"bodystyle",
		"type",
		"SHtype",
		"SHform",
		"mode",
		"name",
		"altname",
		"native_name",
		"imagestyle",
		"sample",
		"image size",
		"imagesize",
		"alt",
		"captionstyle",
		"caption",
		"SHline",
		"typedesc",
		"languages",
		"creator",
		"date",
		"SHdates",
		"published",
		"time",
		"status",
		"fam1",
		"family",
		"fam2",
		"fam3",
		"fam4",
		"fam5",
		"fam6",
		"fam7",
		"fam8",
		"fam9",
		"fam10",
		"fam11",
		"fam12",
		"fam13",
		"fam14",
		"fam15",
		"print",
		"children",
		"sisters",
		"iso15924",
		"iso15924 note",
		"unicode",
		"footnotes",
		"note",
		"qid",
		"direction",
		"direction comment",
		"ipa-note",
		"official script",
		"region",
		"engvar",
		"romanised_from",
		"romanized_from",
		"language"
	],
	"description": "Information box about a writing system"
}
</templatedata>
{{cob}}

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