Template:Infobox font

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Typeface name {{{name}}}
Category {{{style}}}
This template documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox font/doc [edit]
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{{Infobox font}} adds an Infobox to an article on a typeface.

Contents

[edit] Usage

{{Infobox font
| name = 
| familyname = 
| image = [[Image:{{{name}}} specimen.svg|220px|{{{name}}}]]
| style = 
| classifications = 
| creator = 
| commissioned_by = 
| foundry = 
| foundries = 
| creationdate = 
| releasedate = 
| trademark = 
| based_on =
| aka = 
| variations = 
| sample = Image:{{{name}}} sample.svg
| shown_here =
| sample_fullimage = Image:{{{name}}} full sample.svg
}}

[edit] Attributes

[edit] Required

name
Name of the typeface. If necessary, add stylistic variations (like "bold", "Italic", "Narrow", "Monospaced", etc.).
style
Style of the typeface: Serif, Sans-serif, Script, Blackletter, Display, Symbol

[edit] 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.
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.
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.
foundries
The names of foundries that have re-issued the typeface in the same format or formats differeing from the original, ie. digital.
trademark
The owner of the font name, or the holder of the font's trademark.
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.
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 puncuation). 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.

[edit] Examples

[edit] Normal syntax

Bookman
Typeface name Bookman
Category Serif
Classifications Slab serif
Designer(s) Alexander Phemister
Foundry ITC
Sample
Bookman sample text
(See all characters)
{{Infobox font
| name    = Bookman
| image   = [[Image:Bookman font.svg|220px|Bookman]]
| style   = [[Serif]]
| classifications = [[Slab serif]]
| date    = [[1860]]
| creator = [[Alexander Phemister]]
| foundry = [[International Typeface Corporation|ITC]]
| sample  = [[Image:Bookman_sample.svg|220px|Bookman sample text]]
| sample_fullimage = Bookman.png
}}


[edit] Minimal syntax

Typeface name Comic Sans
Category Script
{{Infobox font
| name  = Comic Sans
| style = [[Script]]
}}


[edit] Optimal syntax

Helvetica
Typeface name Helvetica
Category sans-serif
Designer(s) Max Miedinger
Foundry Haas’sche Schriftgießerei
Linotype
Variations Helvetica Neue
Helvetica Rounded
Nimbus Sans
Also known as Swiss 721
Sample
Helvetica sample text
{{Infobox font
| name = Helvetica
| image = [[Image:Helvetica font.svg|220px|Helvetica]]
| 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 = [[Image:Helvetica sample.svg|220px|Helvetica sample text]]
}}</nowiki>


[edit] See also