Template:Infobox grapheme

*name*
name
letter
variations
Usage
Writing system	script
Type	type typedesc
Language of origin	language
Sound values	phonemes
In Unicode	unicode
Lexicographic position	alphanumber
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
	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.

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This template uses Lua:

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 if necessary. 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)

Tracking categories

TemplateData

An infobox for displaying data about a grapheme or letter

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
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
Image 2	`image2`	The second image to display at the top of the infobox	String	optional
Image 3	`image3`	The third image to display at the top of the infobox	String	optional
Image CSS class	`imageclass`	CSS class for the image, use 'skin-invert-image' for darkmode support	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	`alphanumber`	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
Associated graphs	`associates`	Graphs the grapheme is associated with	String	optional
Associated numbers	`number`	Numbers associated with the grapheme	String	optional
Writing direction	`direction`	The direction that the grapheme is written in	String	optional

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox grapheme/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

name
letter
variations



Usage
Writing system	script
Type	type typedesc
Language of origin	language
Sound values	phonemes
In Unicode	`unicode`
Lexicographic position	alphanumber
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
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.