Template:ISO 15924 alias

Template documentation

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 are updates as of 2012-02-06, aligned with Unicode version 6.1.

[1] and [2]

See also

General information on ISO 15924 templates

Maintenance

Overview of ISO 15924 templates

Item	Publisher	Details	Example	Definition in template	Usage in page	Note
code	ISO 15924	alpha-4	Arab	{{ISO 15924 code}}	{{ISO 15924/footer}}, /doc
number	ISO 15924	between 000–999	234	{{ISO 15924 code}}
name	ISO 15924	Descriptive name	...	{{ISO 15924/name}}		ISO name can differ from Unicode (alias) name
alias (Property Value Alias)	ISO 15924*	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
Script example character	en:Wikipedia	Example character in userboxes	ع	{{ISO 15924/script-example-character}}	User boxes	e.g., Category:User Arab
Overview and relation ISO – Unicode	en:Wikipedia		...	{{ISO 15924 script codes and Unicode}}

* Alias name is decided by Unicode consortium, but published in kindness by ISO 15924 in their data tables.

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ISO updates

The ISO list is changed regularly, last years in June and December. Current list is completed As of 9 August 2011 (2011-08-09). This list has 160 defined 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.

We here at Wikipedia do not and can not decide over ISO 15924. End of story.

Sources

• ISO 15924
• ISO values

See also

References