Template:Infobox typeface

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{{Infobox typeface}} adds an Infobox to an article on a typeface.

Usage

{{{name}}}

[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]]
Category	{{{style}}}
Classification	{{{classifications}}}
Designer(s)	{{{creator}}}
Commissioned by	{{{commissioned_by}}}
Foundry	{{{foundry}}}
Date created	{{{creationdate}}}
Date released	{{{releasedate}}}
Re-issuing foundries	{{{foundries}}}
License	{{{license}}}
Design based on	{{{based_on}}}
Variations	{{{variations}}}
Also known as	{{{aka}}}
Trademark	{{{trademark}}}
{{{sample}}}
Sample
Shown here	{{{shown_here}}}
[[:File:{{{sample_fullimage}}}|See all characters]]
Website	{{{website}}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto;">

Website	www.example.com

</syntaxhighlight>

Attributes

Required

name

Name of the typeface. Please be specific so the font preview works well.

style

Style of the typeface: Serif, Sans-serif, Script, Blackletter, Display, Symbol

Optional (Not required, but recommended)

image

Image of name of the font, set in its own face. This is different than the sample attribute below.
SVG file format is recommended.

imagesize

Width of the image to display (default is 300px).

classifications

The Vox-ATypI classification for the typeface, such as "Humanist", "Didone", "Geometric", or "Lineal humanist".

creator

Name of this font's designer(s), if known. Otherwise leave blank and fill in foundry name.

commissioned_by

Name of organization or individual who originally commissioned the typeface to be created.

foundry

The original distributor and license owners of the typeface.
Note: Monotype doesn't link to the foundry.

creationdate

The year the font was created.

releasedate

The year the typeface was first released, if different than the creation date.

foundries

The names of foundries that have re-issued the typeface in the same format or formats differing from the original, e.g., digital.

glyphs

The number of glyphs the font contains, or an estimate if not available.

characters

The number of unique characters; specify encoding if other than Unicode.

license

The license the font is published under, e.g. "OFL", "CC0", or "Proprietary".

based_on

Refers to the original design on which a revival, reinterpretation, homage or extension is based upon. This is not the same as a clone, for which the "aka" attribute should be used.

variations

List of alternate foundry type designs based on the letterforms of this typeface. For instance, "Garamond", "Adobe Garamond", and "ITC Garamond" are different designs, yet are all based on the same original typeface.

aka

Alternate (or imitation) names for other fonts based on this typeface. For instance, "Swiss 721" is Bitstream's name for its release of Helvetica.

metrically_compatible_with

A metrically compatible typeface, or a plainlist of such typefaces. Where the typeface has an article in Wikipedia, wikilink it. See this ArchWiki page for examples, but avoid linking clones lacking notability.

trademark

The owner of the font name, or the holder of the font's trademark.

sample

A sample of the font, displaying a single large character ("g"), the "quick brown fox" pangram, and a set of characters (A–Z, a–z, 0-9, basic punctuation).
SVG file format is recommended.

shown here

Names the version of the font pictured in the illustration.

sample_fullimage

A large sample image of the font, displaying its full character set (typically, the standard 256 glyphs of a TrueType font).
SVG file format is recommended.

website

The web site URL, if any, of the font.
Use {{URL|http://www.example.com}}

latest_release_version

most recent release of the font

latest_release_date

date when the most recent version was published.
Use {{release date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}

Coverage

arabic

Set yes if it contains these characters.

cyrillic

Set yes if it contains these characters.

devangari

Set yes if it contains these characters.

greek

Set yes if it contains these characters.

emoji

Proposed TBD?

hebrew

Set yes if it contains these characters.

ipa

Set yes if it contains these characters.

latin

Set yes if it contains these characters.

Examples

Normal syntax

Bookman

Category	Serif
Classification	Slab serif
Designer(s)	Alexander Phemister
Foundry	ITC
Date released	1860
Sample
See all characters

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;">

Bookman

Category	Serif
Classification	Slab serif
Designer(s)	Alexander Phemister
Foundry	ITC
Date released	1860
Sample
See all characters

</syntaxhighlight>

Minimal syntax

Comic Sans

Category	Script

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;">

Comic Sans

Category	Script

</syntaxhighlight>

Optimal syntax

Helvetica

Category	Sans-serif
Designer(s)	Max Miedinger
Foundry	Haas’sche Schriftgießerei Linotype
Date created	1957
Variations	Helvetica Neue Helvetica Rounded Nimbus Sans
Also known as	Swiss 721
Sample
Metrically compatible with	Arial Liberation Sans

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;">

Helvetica

Category	Sans-serif
Designer(s)	Max Miedinger
Foundry	Haas’sche Schriftgießerei * Linotype
Date created	1957
Variations	Helvetica Neue * Helvetica Rounded * Nimbus Sans
Also known as	Swiss 721
Sample
Metrically compatible with	Arial * Liberation Sans

</syntaxhighlight>

TemplateData

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

TemplateData for Infobox typeface

Infobox for typefaces (font families)

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	no description	Unknown	required
Image	image	Specimen image of the font, or an image of the name of the font set in its own type	File	suggested
image_size	image_size	width of the image to display Default 300px	Unknown	optional
alt	alt	no description	Unknown	optional
Category	style	Style of the typeface Example Serif, Sans-serif, Script, Blackletter, Display, Symbol	String	required
Classification	classifications	The Vox-ATypI classification for the typeface Example Humanist, Didone, Geometric, or Lineal humanist	Unknown	optional
Designer(s)	creator	Name of this font's designer(s), if known.	Unknown	optional
Commissioned by	commissioned_by	Organization or individual who commissioned the typeface to be created	Unknown	optional
Foundry	foundry	Original distributor and license owner	Unknown	suggested
Date created	creationdate	no description	Date	suggested
Date released	releasedate	no description	Date	optional
Re-issuing foundries	foundries	no description	Unknown	optional
Characters	characters	number of unique characters	Unknown	optional
Glyphs	glyphs	The number of glyphs the font contains, or an estimate	Number	optional
License	license	no description Example OFL, CC0, or Proprietary	Unknown	optional
Design based on	based_on	original design on which a revival, reinterpretation, homage or extension is based upon	Unknown	optional
variations	variations	no description	Unknown	optional
Also known as	aka	Alternate (or imitation) names for other fonts based on this typeface	Unknown	optional
trademark	trademark	no description	Unknown	optional
sample	sample	no description	Unknown	optional
shown_here	shown_here	no description	Unknown	optional
sample_fullimage	sample_fullimage	no description	Unknown	optional
Website	website	web site URL, if any, of the font	URL	optional
latest_release_version	latest_release_version	The version number of the most recent version of this typeface.	Unknown	optional
latest_release_date	latest_release_date	The date that most recent version of this typeface was released.	Unknown	optional
metrically_compatible_with	metrically_compatible_with	A metrically compatible typeface, or a plainlist of such typefaces	Unknown	optional
arabic	arabic	Set yes if it contains these characters	Unknown	optional
cyrillic	cyrillic	Set yes if it contains these characters	Unknown	optional
devangari	devangari	Set yes if it contains these characters	Unknown	optional
greek	greek	Set yes if it contains these characters	Unknown	optional
hebrew	hebrew	Set yes if it contains these characters	Unknown	optional
ipa	ipa	Set yes if it contains these characters	Unknown	optional
latin	latin	Set yes if it contains these characters	Unknown	optional

Redirects

• Template:Infobox font(edit talk links history)
• Template:TypeBox(edit talk links history)

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