{{Infobox writing system| name =| altname =<!-- 2ary name -->| type =<!-- see options below -->| qid =<!-- The following three fields, prefixed SH (ShortHand), are used only if the type parameter is set as "shorthand" or "stenography": -->| SHline =<!-- "light" or "heavy" - heavy-line shorthands distinguish thick and thin strokes -->| SHtype =<!-- see options below -->| SHform =<!-- see options below -->| typedesc =<!-- additional info after the general type -->| typedesc-prefix =<!-- additional info, such as an adjective, before the general type -->| creator =<!-- use instead of |jfamN= for artificially created writing systems -->| date =<!-- date created -->| published =<!-- date published for shorthands and script reforms -->| time =<!-- time period in use -->| official script =| languages =<!-- major languages using the writing system -->| fam1 =<!-- use |famN= to specify parent writing systems -->| fam2 =<!-- up to 15 parent writing systems can be listed, fam1 being the oldest -->| fam15 =| print =<!-- the print basis/model of a braille script -->| sisters =<!-- sister writing systems with common ancestors -->| children =<!-- child systems -->| sample =<!-- sample image without Image: prefix -->| imagesize =<!-- size of sample image -->| caption =<!-- description of sample image -->| direction =<!-- writing direction, will be read from Wikidata when empty -->| direction comment =| unicode =<!-- Unicode range -->| iso15924 =<!-- either the ISO 15924 four-letter code or number; will automatically display both -->| iso15924 note =<!-- more text on the ISO 15924 four-letter codes, e.g. variants, aliases -->| footnotes =<!-- some information about the writing system -->| ipa-note =<!-- set to `none` to cancel IPA warning -->}}
While it is probably important to always list at least the immediate 'parent' of any writing system, it isn't always practical if this number is too large.
`type` parameter
Select color coding with |type= according to the type of writing system:
Abjad
Alphabet
Abugida
Syllabary
Semisyllabary
Manual
Pictographic
Ideographic
Logographic
Stenography
Shorthand
Undeciphered
Alternative
(default)
Shorthand `SHform`, `SHtype`
SHform, SHtype parameter options
|SHform=
|SHform= 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)
|SHtype=
|SHtype= should only be included if | is stenography or shorthand. Select background color coding according to the type of writing system:
