Template:ISO 15924/wp-category

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Usage[edit source]

This template takes an ISO 15924 Alpha-4 code or its number as input, and returns the Category-name for that script in Wikipedia. The prefix Category; is not added. Examples:

Test[edit source]

Note that the code [[:Category:...]] is added in here these tests. The template does not provide this.

Special input

(Blank input:)

All 202 ISO codes as of 19 August 2019


General information on ISO 15924 templates[edit source]

Maintenance[edit source]

Overview of ISO 15924 templates
Item Publisher Details Example Definition in template Usage in page Notes
Code ISO 15924 Alpha-4 Arab {{ISO 15924 code}} {{ISO 15924/footer}}, /doc
Number ISO 15924 Range 000–999 234 {{ISO 15924 number}}
Name ISO 15924 Descriptive name {{ISO 15924 name}}
ISO name can differ from
Unicode (alias) name
Alias1 ISO 159242 Script name as used in Unicode Arabic {{ISO 15924 alias}}
Script direction Unicode
Can vary per character, but all Unicode
scripts (so far) have a single main direction
 rtl {{ISO 15924 direction}}
WP-name en:Wikipedia WP content page name for the script Arabic script {{ISO 15924/wp-name}}
WP-category en:Wikipedia WP category name for the script Arabic script {{ISO 15924/wp-category}} Category:Arabic script
Userbox en:Wikipedia Userbox demonstrating knowledge of a script {{User iso15924}} User boxes
Script example
character
 en:Wikipedia Example character in userboxes ع {{ISO 15924/script-example-character}}   User boxes e.g. Category:User Arab
Overview & relation
ISO – Unicode
 en:Wikipedia {{ISO 15924 script codes and related Unicode data}}
Redirect en:Wikipedia Redirect template {{R from ISO 15924 code}} Redirects
Overview en:Wikipedia Overview for templates check {{ISO 15924/overview}}
Subpages en:Wikipedia list Special:PrefixIndex/Template:ISO_15924
  • 1 Property Value Alias.
  • 2 The alias name is decided by the Unicode Consortium, and is also included in the ISO 15924 data tables.

ISO updates[edit source]

The ISO 15924 list of script codes is updated regularly, usually at least once a year. The current list is complete as of 26 August 2018, and defines 199 codes (code, number, script name).

Note: when resolving red links or wrong links, edit {{ISO 15924/wp-name}} or {{ISO 15924/wp-category}}. That is where the connection between ISO code and Wikipedia names is made.

Sources[edit source]

See also[edit source]

References[edit source]

  1. ↑ https://www.unicode.org/iso15924/iso15924-codes.html
  2. ↑ https://www.unicode.org/iso15924/iso15924-text.html (downloadable flat textfile)

External links[edit source]

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