Template:Infobox grapheme

Infobox grapheme
Usage
History
Development	Infobox grapheme
Other

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name
letter
variations
Usage
Writing system	script
Type	type typedesc
Language of origin	language
Sound values	phonemes
In Unicode	unicode
Lexicographic position	alphanumber Numerical value: number
History
Development	fam1 fam2 fam3 fam4 letter
Time period	usageperiod
Descendants	children
Sisters	sisters
Transliterations	equivalents
Variations	variations
Other
Associated graphs	associates
Associated numbers	number
Writing direction	direction

Usage

This template is intended to be used to summarize the content of articles about graphemes. It automatically attaches a notice about the use of IPA symbols (see above/to the side) and a category tag for Category:Graphemes. Below is the full syntax for the template and the options for various parameters.

Syntax

{{Infobox grapheme
|name=
|letter=
|variations=
|image=
|imageupright=
|imagesize=
|imagealt=
|imageclass=
|image2=
|imageupright2=
|imagesize2=
|imagealt2=
|imageclass2=
|boxsize=
|script=
|type=
|typedesc=
|SHtype=
|SHform=
|mode=
|language=
|phonemes=
|unicode=
|alphanumber=
|number=
|fam1=
|fam2=
.
.
.
|fam20=
|usageperiod=
|children=
|sisters=
|equivalents=
|associates=
|direction=
}}

Options for type parameter

Select color coding according to the type of writing system:

Abjad	Alphabet	Abugida	Syllabary	Semisyllabary
Manual	Pictographic	Ideographic	Logographic
Stenography	Shorthand	Undeciphered	Alternative	(default)

Options for SHform parameter

This field should only be included if "type" = stenography or shorthand. Select text color coding according to the shorthand letterforms:

Cursive	Printed	Stenographic	Geometric	Script
Semi-Script	Elliptical	Script-Geometric	(default)

Options for SHtype parameter

This field should only be included if "type" = stenography or shorthand. Select background color coding according to the type of writing system:

Abjadi	Consonantal	Alphabetic	Abugida	Syllabic
Semisyllabic	Mixed	Undeciphered	Alternative	(default)

TemplateData

An infobox for displaying data about a grapheme or letter

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	The English name of the letter Default {{PAGENAME}}	String	optional
Letter	letter	The Unicode character for the letter	String	optional
Variants	variations	Variations of the grapheme	String	optional
Image	image	The image to display at the top of the infobox	String	optional
Script	script	The script the letter belongs to	String	optional
Type	type	The type of script the letter belongs to; determines background color of the infobox	String	optional
Type description	typedesc	The script suffix for the script which the letter belongs to	String	optional
Shorthand type	SHtype	The type of shorthand script the letter belongs to; determines background color of the infobox	String	optional
Shorthand form	SHform	The form of the shorthand the letter belongs to	String	optional
Language	language	The language the letter belongs to, or originated in	String	optional
Phonemes	phonemes	The phonemes the letter represents	String	optional
Unicode	unicode	The Unicode code point for the grapheme	String	optional
Alphabet number	alphanumbner	The positional number of the alphabet of the letter	String	optional
Ancestor grapheme 1	fam1	The 1st grapheme the letter is descended from	String	optional
Ancestor grapheme 2	fam2	The 2nd grapheme the letter is descended from	String	optional
Ancestor grapheme 3	fam3	The 3rd grapheme the letter is descended from	String	optional
Ancestor grapheme 4	fam4	The 4th grapheme the letter is descended from	String	optional
Ancestor grapheme 5	fam5	The 5th grapheme the letter is descended from	String	optional
Ancestor grapheme 6	fam6	The 6th grapheme the letter is descended from	String	optional
Ancestor grapheme 7	fam7	The 7th grapheme the letter is descended from	String	optional
Ancestor grapheme 8	fam8	The 8th grapheme the letter is descended from	String	optional
Ancestor grapheme 9	fam9	The 9th grapheme the letter is descended from	String	optional
Ancestor grapheme 10	fam10	The 10th grapheme the letter is descended from. For extra ancestor graphemes, add consecutive fam# parameters	String	optional
Usage period	usageperiod	The timeperiod the letter is or was used in	String	optional
Descendant graphemes	children	The graphemes that are descended from the letter	String	optional
Sister graphemes	sisters	The sister graphemes of the letter	String	optional
Transliteration equivalents	equivalents	Equivalents to this letter in other scripts	String	optional

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