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Returns the ISO 15924 alpha-4 code defining the script. Input can be a three-digit numeric or four-letter code Aaaa.
Definitions present: iso15924/codelists (esp [1], published 2021-01-25) lists exactly 208 alpha-4 id's, including Qaaa and Qabx, counting two. This enwiki template adds one line (into 209 then), to allow Qaaa–Qabx as a range of 50 codes, as intended by ISO.
Usage
{{ISO 15924 code|215}}→ Latn{{ISO 15924 code|Latn}}→ Latn
Default output, in case the input is not found in the list, is an {{error}} message:
{{ISO 15924 code|Latin}}→ Error using{{ISO 15924 code}}: input Latin not recognized{{ISO 15924 code}}→ Error using{{ISO 15924 code}}: input not recognized
The default message can be changed or removed by using the parameter default:
{{ISO 15924 code|Latin|default=Input not found}}→ Input not found{{ISO 15924 code|Latin|default=}}→ (empty string)
General information on ISO 15924 templates
This section:
Overview
| Item | In template | /subs | Content | Example | Usage in page | Publisher | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code (ISO) | {{ISO 15924 code}} | /subpages | ID | Arab | Everywhere | ISO 15924 | enwiki central ISO script id list | ||||
| Alias (Unicode) | {{ISO 15924 alias}} | /subpages | ID | Arabic | Unicode | ||||||
| Article (enwiki) | {{ISO 15924/wp-article}} | /subpages | ID | [[Arabic script]] | enwiki | ||||||
| QID (wikidata) | {{ISO 15924/qid}} | /subpages | ID | Q790681 | Wikidata | ||||||
| Number | {{ISO 15924 number}} | /subpages | (ID) | 234 | ISO 15924 | ISO number not used internally (between templates), see Code | |||||
| Name | {{ISO 15924 name}} | /subpages | data | Deseret (Mormon) | ISO 15924 | ||||||
| Unicode chapter | {{ISO 15924/unicode-chapter}} | /subpages | data | Ch 18.1 | Unicode | Operational | |||||
Script example
character |
{{ISO 15924/script-example-character}} | /subpages | data | ع | User boxes | enwiki | |||||
| In Mainspace | |||||||||||
Overview
|
{{ISO 15924 script codes and related Unicode data}} | /subpages | list | ISO 15924 | enwiki | Mainspace: ISO 15924, Script (Unicode), Unicode character property | |||||
| Blocks ⇄ Scripts | {{Unicode blocks}} | /subpages | list | some script articles | enwiki | Mainspace, related | |||||
| graphs | {{ISO 15924/unicode-script-illustration}} | /subpages | fonts&files | Mainspace, Scripts in Unicode | |||||||
| Overviews | |||||||||||
4 ID's:
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{{ISO 15924/overview-4id}} | /subpages | 4 ID's, related | check consistency | Wikidata | ||||||
| Wikidata props | {{ISO 15924/overview-4id/properties}} | /subpages | data | dir | doc, more WD props | Wikidata | |||||
| description | {{ISO 15924/overview-4id-relations}} | /subpages | overview | enwiki | 4 ID's: ISO-U+-WD-enwiki | ||||||
| Overview: templates | {{ISO 15924/overview-templates}} | /subpages | list | Wikipedia | |||||||
| WP-category | {{ISO 15924/wp-category}} | /subpages | data | Category:Arabic script | Not checked for mainspace | enwiki | watered down concept for minor scripts | ||||
| Also (doc, userbox, technical, ...) | |||||||||||
| Documentation | {{ISO 15924 templates/doc}} | /subpages | prime documentation | Latin script in Unicode (~) | Reused in multiple templates | ||||||
| Unicode Latn links | {{ISO 15924/overview-Latn in Unicode}} | /subpages | Unicode | Full overview (aim) | |||||||
| Redirect | {{R from ISO 15924 code}} | /subpages | template | Redirects | enwiki | ||||||
| userbox | {{User iso15924}} | /subpages | Userboxes | ||||||||
| Wikidata properties | |||||||||||
| Directionality | (P1406) | P1406 | {{Infobox}}, ... | ||||||||
| Unicode ranges | (P5949) | P5949 | {{Infobox}}, ... | ||||||||
| ISO English name | (P2561) | P2561 | Crosscheck only | ||||||||
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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 3 December 2021[update], and defines 213 codes (code, number, script name).
- As of 07:13, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[update], this template contains 258 ISO 15924 script codes. All are paired in both forms Xxxx and 123 (Alpha-4 and numerical). This 258 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.