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name
caption
Type	type typedesc
Languages	languages
Creator	creator
Created	date
Published	published
Time period	time
Status	status
Parent systems	family name
Print basis	print
Child systems	children
Sister systems	sisters
ISO 15924	iso15924 note
Unicode range	unicode
footnotes
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters.

This template uses Lua: 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:

Shorthand `SHform`, `SHtype`

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)

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.

{{Infobox writing system
| name      = Hebrew alphabet
| qid       = Q33513
| altname   = (alt name here, expected in script)
| sample    = Alefbet ivri.svg
| imagesize = 220px
| type      = Impure ]
| languages = ], ]
| time      = 2nd–1st century BCE to present<ref></ref>
 | fam1     = ]
 | fam2     = ]
 | fam3     = ]
 | fam4     = ]
| sisters   = {{Plainlist|
* ]
* ]
* ]
}}
| children  = ]
| direction = right-to-left
| unicode   = {{Plainlist|
* <br />Hebrew,
* <br />Alphabetic Presentation Forms
 }}
| iso15924  = Hebr
| iso15924 note = 
| footnotes = 
| ipa-note  = 
}}

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Template Data

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1. Hebrew alphabet

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