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chronogram

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chronogram

Summary

chronogram ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • chronogram is a type of inscription[2].
  • chronogram's Commons category is recorded as Chronograms in writing[3].
  • chronogram's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chronograms in writing[4].
  • chronogram's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[5].
  • chronogram's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[6].
  • chronogram's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • chronogram's uses is recorded as Roman numerals[8].

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Definition and Type

chronogram is a type of inscription[2].

Why It Matters

chronogram ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month).[1] chronogram has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] chronogram is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Dcflyer · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 119824979
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P268]]: 119824979"
  2. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → Roman numerals
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Topic's main category → Category:Chronograms in writing
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007286462405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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