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
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.
| 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) | {{ISO 15924 code}} | /subp | ID | Arab | ISO 15924 | Everywhere | [TPU] | Alpha-4, enwiki central ISO script id list | |||
| Alias (Unicode) | {{ISO 15924 alias}} | /subp | ID | Arabic | Unicode | [TPU] | |||||
| Article (enwiki) | {{ISO 15924/wp-article}} | /subp | ID | [[Arabic script]] | enwiki | [TPU] | |||||
| QID (wikidata) | {{ISO 15924/qid}} | /subp | ID | Q790681 | Wikidata | [TPU] | |||||
| Number; range 000–999 | {{ISO 15924 number}} | /subp | ID | 234 | ISO 15924 | rarely | [TPU] | ISO number not used as ID in enwiki; see Code | |||
Scripts (sub)merged into main scripts |
{{ISO 15924 alias/unicode-merged-into-script}} | /subp | Merged scripts | Latf → Latn | Unicode | Script descriptions, re U+ | [TPU] | In mainspace: 10× hardcoded (e.g.); 2× Qxxx depr | |||
| Name | {{ISO 15924 name}} | /subp | data | Deseret (Mormon) | ISO 15924 | [TPU] | |||||
| Unicode chapter | {{ISO 15924/unicode-chapter}} | /subp | data | Ch 18.1 | Unicode | [TPU] | pdf does not open at .n subchapter | ||||
Script example character |
{{ISO 15924/script-example-character}} | /subp | data | ع | enwiki | User boxes | [TPU] | ||||
| In Mainspace | |||||||||||
Overview
|
{{ISO 15924 script codes and related Unicode data}} | /subp | list | enwiki | ISO 15924 | [TPU] | Mainspace: ISO 15924, Script (Unicode), Unicode character property | ||||
| Blocks ⇄ Scripts | {{Unicode blocks}} | /subp | list | enwiki | some script articles | [TPU] | Mainspace; related | ||||
| graphs | {{ISO 15924/unicode-script-illustration}} | /subp | fonts&files | [TPU] | Mainspace, Scripts in Unicode | ||||||
| Overviews | |||||||||||
| Overview: templates | {{ISO 15924/overview-templates}} | /subp | list | Wikipedia | [TPU] | ||||||
| WP-category | {{ISO 15924/wp-category}} | /subp | data | Category:Arabic script | enwiki | Not checked for mainspace | [TPU] | watered down concept for minor scripts | |||
| Also (doc, userbox, technical, ...) | |||||||||||
| Documentation | {{ISO 15924 templates/doc}} | /subp | prime documentation | Latin script in Unicode (~) | [TPU] | Reused in multiple templates | |||||
| Redirect | {{R from ISO 15924 code}} | /subp | template | enwiki | Redirects | [TPU] | |||||
| userbox | {{User iso15924}} | /subp | Userboxes | [TPU] | |||||||
| Related Changes | {{Recent changes in Unicode}} | /subp | pages Unicode, ISO 15924 WP:RELC | Related Changes | enwiki | WikiProject | [TPU] | 900+700 P x T | |||
| Unicode versions | {{Unicode version}} | /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 | |||||||||
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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 24 April 2025[update], and defines 226 codes (code, number, script name).
- As of 25 April 2025[update], this template contains 274 ISO 15924 script codes. All are paired in both forms Xxxx and 123 (Alpha-4 and numerical). This 274 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.