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Summary

initial ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • initial's image is recorded as Mainz psalter detail.jpg[2].
  • initial's GND ID is recorded as 4027011-7[3].
  • initial's subclass of is recorded as letter[4].
  • initial's subclass of is recorded as layout component[5].
  • initial's subclass of is recorded as typographic element[6].
  • initial's subclass of is recorded as initial[7].
  • initial's subclass of is recorded as typographic ornament[8].
  • initial's subclass of is recorded as first[9].
  • initial's Commons category is recorded as Initials[10].
  • initial's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cbvfl[11].
  • initial's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph864744[12].
  • initial's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300168055[13].
  • initial's PSH ID is recorded as 11754[14].
  • initial's Iconclass notation is recorded as 49L17[15].
  • initial's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0088237[16].
  • initial's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17].
  • initial's topic has template is recorded as Template:Dropinitial[18].
  • initial's different from is recorded as rubric[19].
  • initial's different from is recorded as initial[20].
  • initial's different from is recorded as initial[21].
  • initial's fabrication method is recorded as art of illumination[22].
  • initial's Quora topic ID is recorded as Initial[23].
  • initial's Cultureel Woordenboek ID is recorded as kunst-tot-de-renaissance/initiaal[24].
  • initial's TDKIV term ID is recorded as 000002330[25].
  • initial's Lex ID is recorded as initial[26].

Why It Matters

initial ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[1] initial has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] initial is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). initial. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/initial
MLA “initial.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/initial.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_initial_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{initial}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/initial}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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