Template:Infobox font

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

[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

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

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

[edit] Optimal syntax

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
Sample

{{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

• Template:Infobox font (edit talk links history)
• Template:TypeBox (edit talk links history)
• Template:Infobox typeface (edit talk links history)