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This template adds an automatically generated short description. If the automatic short description is not optimal, replace it by adding ((Short description)) at the top of the article.

((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))}

((Infobox typeface
| name             = 
| image            = 
| image_size       = 
| alt              = 
| style            = 
| classifications  = 
| creator          = 
| commissioned_by  = 
| foundry          = 
| creationdate     = 
| releasedate      = 
| foundries        = 
| characters       = 
| glyphs           = 
| license          = 
| based_on         = 
| variations       = 
| aka              = 
| metrically_compatible_with = 
| trademark        = 
| sample           = 
| shown_here       = 
| sample_fullimage = 
| website          = ((url|www.example.com))
| latest_release_version = 
| latest_release_date    = 
| 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)

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

((Infobox typeface
| 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

Comic Sans
Category	Script

((Infobox font
| name  = Comic Sans
| style = [[Script (typefaces)|Script]]
))

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

 ((Infobox typeface
 | name         = Helvetica
 | image        = Helvetica font.svg
 | style        = [[Sans-serif]]
 | aka          = [[Swiss 721]]
 | creationdate = 1957
 | creator      = [[Max Miedinger]]
 | foundry      = ((plainlist|
 * [[Haas Type Foundry|Haas’sche Schriftgießerei]]
 * [[Mergenthaler Linotype Company|Linotype]]
 ))
 | variations   = ((plainlist|
 * [[Helvetica Neue]]
 * [[Helvetica Rounded]]
 * [[Nimbus Sans]]
 ))
 | metrically_compatible_with = ((plainlist|
 * [[Arial]]
 * [[Liberation Sans]]
 ))
 | sample       = [[File:Helvetica sample.svg|220px|Sample text]]
 ))

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[Edit template data]
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

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Template:TypeBox(edit talk links history)

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