Template:ISO 15924/wp-article

Writing system

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Usage

This template returns a Wikipedia article name for an alpha-4 script code:

• {{ISO 15924/wp-article|alpha4=Chrs}} → Khwarezmian language#Writing system

It is possible to format this into a wikilink:

• |format=wl Text into wikilink [[...]]

{{ISO 15924/wp-article|alpha4=Chrs|format=wl}} → Khwarezmian language#Writing system

• |format=slink any #section will be presented with "§", the section-symbol (using {{slink}}):

{{ISO 15924/wp-article|alpha4=Chrs|format=slink}} → Khwarezmian language § Writing system

• |format=wl-label regular wikilink, using labels as in: [[Target article|label]]

{{ISO 15924/wp-article|alpha4=Chrs|format=wl-label}} → Chorasmian (Khwarezmian) script

|format=wl-label |label=any text regular wikilink, with free labeltext using labels as in: [[Target article|Any text]]

{{ISO 15924/wp-article|alpha4=Chrs|format=wl-label|label=Any text}} → Any text

Predefined labeltexts

|format=wl-label labels are predefined in {{ISO 15924/wp-article/label}}.

Template data

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TemplateData for ISO 15924

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Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	1	no description	Unknown	optional
alpha4	alpha4	no description	Unknown	optional
default	default	no description	Unknown	optional
format	format	no description	Unknown	optional
label	label	no description	Unknown	optional

General information on ISO 15924 templates

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Overview

ISO 15924 – Unicode – Wikidata – enwiki: Overview templates & properties
Item	In template	/subs	Content	Example	Publisher	Usage	TPU	Note
Code (ISO)	{{ISO 15924 code}}	/subp	ID	Arab	ISO 15924	Everywhere	[TPU]	Alpha-4, enwiki central ISO script id list
Alias (Unicode)	{{ISO 15924 alias}}	/subp	ID	Arabic	Unicode		[TPU]
Article (enwiki)	{{ISO 15924/wp-article}}	/subp	ID	[[Arabic script]]	enwiki		[TPU]
QID (wikidata)	{{ISO 15924/qid}}	/subp	ID	Q790681	Wikidata		[TPU]
Number; range 000–999	{{ISO 15924 number}}	/subp	ID	234	ISO 15924	rarely	[TPU]	ISO number not used as ID in enwiki; see Code
Scripts (sub)merged into main scripts	{{ISO 15924 alias/unicode-merged-into-script}}	/subp	Merged scripts	Latf → Latn	Unicode	Script descriptions, re U+	[TPU]	In mainspace: 10× hardcoded (e.g.); 2× Qxxx depr
Name	{{ISO 15924 name}}	/subp	data	Deseret (Mormon)	ISO 15924		[TPU]
Unicode chapter	{{ISO 15924/unicode-chapter}}	/subp	data	Ch 18.1	Unicode		[TPU]	pdf does not open at .n subchapter
Script example character	{{ISO 15924/script-example-character}}	/subp	data	ع‎	enwiki	User boxes	[TPU]
In Mainspace
Overview ISO U enwiki	{{ISO 15924 script codes and related Unicode data}}	/subp	list		enwiki	ISO 15924	[TPU]	Mainspace: ISO 15924, Script (Unicode), Unicode character property
Blocks ⇄ Scripts	{{Unicode blocks}}	/subp	list		enwiki	some script articles	[TPU]	Mainspace; related
graphs	{{ISO 15924/unicode-script-illustration}}	/subp	fonts&files				[TPU]	Mainspace, Scripts in Unicode
Overviews
Overview: templates	{{ISO 15924/overview-templates}}	/subp	list		Wikipedia		[TPU]
WP-category	{{ISO 15924/wp-category}}	/subp	data	Category:Arabic script	enwiki	Not checked for mainspace	[TPU]	watered down concept for minor scripts
Also (doc, userbox, technical, ...)
Documentation	{{ISO 15924 templates/doc}}	/subp	prime documentation			Latin script in Unicode (~)	[TPU]	Reused in multiple templates
Redirect	{{R from ISO 15924 code}}	/subp	template		enwiki	Redirects	[TPU]
userbox	{{User iso15924}}	/subp				Userboxes	[TPU]
Related Changes	{{Recent changes in Unicode}}	/subp	pages Unicode, ISO 15924 WP:RELC	Related Changes	enwiki	WikiProject	[TPU]	900+700 P x T
Unicode versions	{{Unicode version}}	/subp	Version number	as of Unicode version 13.0	enwiki		[TPU]	(new Sep2022)
Wikidata properties
Directionality	script directionality (P1406)		P1406			{{Infobox}}, ...
Unicode ranges	Unicode range (P5949)		P5949			{{Infobox}}, ...
ISO English name	name (P2561)		P2561			Crosscheck only
Modules
Data module	module:Unicode data	/subp						§ Functions overview
HTML named entities	module:Numcr2namecr	/subp
More templates All subpages of {{ISO_15924}} {{lang}} connection (§ Indicating writing script) {{Script}} {{Infobox writing system}} {{Infobox romanization}} {{Transliteration}}, {{Lang}} {{Infobox writing system}} {{ISO 15924}} {{Unicode navigation}} iso codelists

ISO updates

• The ISO 15924 list of script codes is updated regularly, usually at least once a year. The current list is complete as of 12 September 2023, and defines 223 codes (code, number, script name).

• As of 24 September 2023, this template contains 271 ISO 15924 script codes. All are paired in both forms Xxxx and 123 (Alpha-4 and numerical). This 271 includes 50 distinct Qxxx codes. Some ISO-defined codes may have no ISO name, and/or may not be Unicode-defined.

References

• "ISO 15924". Unicode Consortium.
• "ISO 15924 Code lists". Unicode Consortium.
• "ISO 15924 code changes". Unicode Consortium. 2021-12-03.
• "Unicode TR24 Script property". Unicode Consortium. 2022-04-29.

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