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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 = 
| type = 
| qid =

| SHline = 
| SHtype = 
| SHform = 

| typedesc = 
| typedesc-prefix = 
| creator = 
| date = 
| published = 
| time = 
| official script =
| languages = 

| fam1 = 

| fam2 = 
| fam15 =
| print = 
| sisters = 
| children = 
| sample = 
| imagesize = 
| caption = 
| direction = 
| direction comment =
| unicode = 
| iso15924 = 
| iso15924 note = 
| footnotes = 
| ipa-note = <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]] (simplified for demo purposes)
{{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] Hebrew,
* [https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/UFB00.pdf U+FB1D to U+FB4F] 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] Hebrew,
* [https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/UFB00.pdf U+FB1D to U+FB4F] 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": {},
"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": {},
"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"
]
}
</templatedata>
{{cob}}

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