Template:ISO 15924 code/doc

Returns the ISO 15924 alpha-4 code defining the script. Input can be a three-digit numeric or four-letter code Aaaa.

Definitions present: iso15924/codelists (esp [1], published 2021-01-25) lists exactly 208 alpha-4 id's, including Qaaa and Qabx, counting two. This enwiki template adds one line (into 209 then), to allow Qaaa–Qabx as a range of 50 codes, as intended by ISO.

Usage

• {{ISO 15924 code|215}} → Latn
• {{ISO 15924 code|Latn}} → Latn

Default output, in case the input is not found in the list, is an {{error}} message:

• {{ISO 15924 code|Latin}} →
• {{ISO 15924 code}} →

The default message can be changed or removed by using the parameter default:

• {{ISO 15924 code|Latin|default=Input not found}} → Input not found
• {{ISO 15924 code|Latin|default=}} → (empty string)

Template data

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TemplateData for ISO 15924 code

No description.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
alpha4	alpha4	no description	Unknown	optional
default	default	no description	Unknown	optional

General information on ISO 15924 templates

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Overview

ISO 15924 – Unicode – Wikidata – enwiki: Overview templates & properties
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	Template:Script/Arabic	enwiki	User boxes	[TPU]
In Mainspace
Overview ISO U enwiki	{{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	(P1406)		P1406			{{Infobox}}, ...
Unicode ranges	(P5949)		P5949			{{Infobox}}, ...
ISO English 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 6  2025, and defines 224 codes (code, number, script name).

• As of 24 September 2023, this template contains 271 ISO 15924 script codes. All are paired in both forms Xxxx and 123 (Alpha-4 and numerical). This 271 includes 50 distinct Qxxx codes. Some ISO-defined codes may have no ISO name, and/or may not be Unicode-defined.