Template:ISO 15924 alias/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:ISO 15924 alias.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template provides the Alias, as defined by Unicode.

It also is used to determine whether a script is formally present in Unicode. (Script-id has an Alias <==> script is in Unicode).

A dozen ISO-defined scripts are merged into other scripts by Unicode. See /Unicode-merged-into-script.

Usage

Expected code input: {{{1}}}=an ISO 15924 code ("Latn" in alpha-4 OR its numeric code)

{{ISO 15924 alias|Latn}} → Latin
{{ISO 15924 alias|215}} → Latin

Default output, in case the input is not found in the list, is blank (no text). It can be set different:

{{ISO 15924 alias|Latin}} → (empty string)
{{ISO 15924 alias}} → (empty string)
{{ISO 15924 alias|215|default=Unknown}} → Latin
{{ISO 15924 alias|Latin|default=Unknown}} → Unknown

Version

Alias names as of 2023-08-07, aligned with Unicode version 15.1. [1] and [2] (Latest Version files). File version self-identifies as "PropertyValueAliases-14.0.0.txt # Date: 2021-05-10, 21:08:53 GMT"

Template data

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:ISO 15924 alias in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for ISO 15924 alias

No description.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	`1`	no description	Unknown	optional
alpha4	`alpha4`	no description	Unknown	optional
default	`default`	no description	Unknown	optional

General information on ISO 15924 templates

This section:

Overview

Item

In template

/subs

Content

Example

Publisher

Usage

TPU

Note

Code (ISO)

/subp

ID

Arab

ISO 15924

Everywhere

[TPU]

Alpha-4, enwiki central ISO script id list

Alias (Unicode)

/subp

ID

Arabic

Unicode

[TPU]

Article (enwiki)

/subp

ID

[[Arabic script]]

enwiki

[TPU]

QID (wikidata)

/subp

ID

Q790681

Wikidata

[TPU]

Number; range 000–999

/subp

ID

234

ISO 15924

rarely

[TPU]

ISO number not used as ID in enwiki; see Code

Scripts (sub)merged into main scripts

/subp

Merged scripts

Latf → Latn

Unicode

Script descriptions, re U+

[TPU]

In mainspace: 10× hardcoded (e.g.); 2× Qxxx depr

Name

/subp

data

Deseret (Mormon)

ISO 15924

[TPU]

Unicode chapter

/subp

data

Ch 18.1

Unicode

[TPU]

pdf does not open at .n subchapter

Script example
character

/subp

data

ع‎

enwiki

User boxes

[TPU]

In Mainspace

Overview

ISO
U
enwiki

/subp

list

enwiki

ISO 15924

[TPU]

Mainspace: ISO 15924, Script (Unicode), Unicode character property

Blocks ⇄ Scripts

/subp

list

enwiki

some script articles

[TPU]

Mainspace; related

graphs

/subp

fonts&files

[TPU]

Mainspace, Scripts in Unicode

Overviews

4 IDs:

ISO
U
WD
enwiki

/subp

4 ID's, related

Wikidata

check consistency

[TPU]

Overview: templates

/subp

list

Wikipedia

[TPU]

WP-category

/subp

data

Category:Arabic script

enwiki

Not checked for mainspace

[TPU]

watered down concept for minor scripts

Also (doc, userbox, technical, ...)

Documentation

/subp

prime documentation

Latin script in Unicode (~)

[TPU]

Reused in multiple templates

Redirect

/subp

template

enwiki

Redirects

[TPU]

userbox

/subp

Userboxes

[TPU]

Related Changes

/subp

pages Unicode, ISO 15924 WP:RELC

Related Changes

enwiki

WikiProject

[TPU]

900+700 P x T

Unicode versions

/subp

Version number

as of Unicode version 13.0

enwiki

[TPU]

(new Sep2022)

Wikidata properties

Directionality

script directionality (P1406)

P1406

{{Infobox}}, ...

Unicode ranges

Unicode range (P5949)

P5949

{{Infobox}}, ...

ISO English name

name (P2561)

P2561

Crosscheck only

Modules

Data module

module:Unicode data

/subp

§ Functions overview

HTML named entities

module:Numcr2namecr

/subp

More templates

All subpages of {{ISO_15924}}

{{lang}} connection (§ Indicating writing script)

ISO updates

The ISO 15924 list of script codes is updated regularly, usually at least once a year. The current list is complete as of 12 September 2023^[update], and defines 223 codes (code, number, script name).

As of 24 September 2023^[update], this template contains 271 ISO 15924 script codes. All are paired in both forms Xxxx and 123 (Alpha-4 and numerical). This 271 includes 50 distinct Qxxx codes. Some ISO-defined codes may have no ISO name, and/or may not be Unicode-defined.

References

"ISO 15924". Unicode Consortium.
"ISO 15924 Code lists". Unicode Consortium.
"ISO 15924 code changes". Unicode Consortium. 2021-12-03.
"Unicode TR24 Script property". Unicode Consortium. 2022-04-29.