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; 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. | ; 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. | ||
; aka : Alternate (or imitation) names for other fonts based on this typeface. For instance, "[[Swiss 721]]" is [[Bitstream Inc.|Bitstream]]'s name for its release of [[Helvetica]]. | ; aka : Alternate (or imitation) names for other fonts based on this typeface. For instance, "[[Swiss 721]]" is [[Bitstream Inc.|Bitstream]]'s name for its release of [[Helvetica]]. | ||
| + | ; variations : List of alternate foundry type designs based on the [[letterform]]s of this typeface. For instance, "[[Garamond]]", "Adobe Garamond", and "ITC Garamond" are different designs, yet are all based on the same original typeface. | ||
; creationdate : The year the font was created. | ; creationdate : The year the font was created. | ||
; releasedate : The year the typeface was first released, if different than the creation date. | ; releasedate : The year the typeface was first released, if different than the creation date. | ||
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; foundries : The names of foundries that have re-issued the typeface in the same format or formats differing from the original, ie. [[digital]]. | ; foundries : The names of foundries that have re-issued the typeface in the same format or formats differing from the original, ie. [[digital]]. | ||
; trademark : The owner of the font name, or the holder of the font's trademark. | ; trademark : The owner of the font name, or the holder of the font's trademark. | ||
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; sample : A sample of the font, displaying a single large character ("g"), the [[The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog|"quick brown fox" pangram]], and a set of characters (A–Z, a–z, 0-9, basic punctuation). [[SVG]] file format is recommended. | ; sample : A sample of the font, displaying a single large character ("g"), the [[The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog|"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. | ; shown here : Names the version of the font pictured in the illustration. | ||
Revision as of 21:23, 4 March 2013
| This is a documentation subpage for Template:Infobox typeface. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
{{Infobox typeface}} adds an Infobox to an article on a typeface.
Contents
Usage
{{infobox typeface
| name =
| familyname =
| image =
| style =
| classifications =
| creator =
| commissioned_by =
| foundry =
| foundries =
| creationdate =
| releasedate =
| trademark =
| based_on =
| aka =
| variations =
| sample =
| shown_here =
| sample_fullimage =
| arabic =
| cyrillic =
| devangari =
| greek =
| hebrew =
| ipa =
| latin =
}}
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.
- familyname
- The name of the font's principal family. For instance, Arial Black is a part of the Arial family.
- classifications
- A more specific term for the style, such as "Modern", "Humanist" or "Geometric"
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- creationdate
- The year the font was created.
- releasedate
- The year the typeface was first released, if different than the creation date.
- 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.
- license
- The license the font is published under i.e. GPL or OFL.
- foundries
- The names of foundries that have re-issued the typeface in the same format or formats differing from the original, ie. digital.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
| File:Bookman font.svg | |
| Category | Serif |
|---|---|
| Classification | Slab serif |
| Designer(s) | Alexander Phemister |
| Foundry | ITC |
| Date released | 1860 |
| Bookman sample text | |
| Sample | |
| See all characters | |
{{Infobox font
| name = Bookman
| image = Bookman font.svg
| style = [[Serif]]
| classifications = [[Slab serif]]
| releasedate = 1860
| creator = [[Alexander Phemister]]
| foundry = [[International Typeface Corporation|ITC]]
| sample = [[File:Bookman_sample.svg|220px|Bookman sample text]]
| sample_fullimage = Bookman.png
}}
Minimal syntax
| Category | Script |
|---|
{{Infobox font
| name = Comic Sans
| style = [[Script (typefaces)|Script]]
}}
Optimal syntax
{{Infobox font
| name = Helvetica
| image = Helvetica font.svg
| style = [[Sans-serif]]
| aka = [[Swiss 721]]
| date = 1957
| creator = [[Max Miedinger]]
| foundry = [[Haas Typefoundry|Haas’sche Schriftgießerei]]<br />[[Linotype]]
| variations = [[Helvetica Neue]]<br />[[Helvetica Rounded]]<br />[[Nimbus Sans]]
| sample = [[File:Helvetica sample.svg|220px|Helvetica sample text]]
}}</nowiki>
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