Template:Infobox font/doc

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It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

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

1 Usage
- 1.1 Attributes
  - 1.1.1 Required
  - 1.1.2 Optional
2 Examples
3 See also

[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. Please be specific so the font preview works well.
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 differing 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 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.

[edit] Examples

[edit] Normal syntax

Sample


Typeface	Bookman
Category	Serif
Classifications	Slab serif
Designer(s)	Alexander Phemister
Foundry	ITC

(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	Comic Sans
Category	Script

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

[edit] Optimal syntax

Sample


Typeface	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

{{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>