Latin script

writing system used to write most Western, Northern and Central European languages
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Latin script
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Latin script

Summary

Latin script is a natural writing system[1]. It draws 5,442 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #5 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • Latin script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[3].
  • Latin script's instance of is recorded as writing system[4].
  • Latin script's based on is recorded as Old Italic[5].
  • The location of Latin script was Italy[6].
  • Latin script is a type of alphabetic writing system[7].
  • Latin script's Commons category is recorded as Latin alphabet[8].
  • Latin script comprises Latin-script letter[9].
  • 700 BC marks the founding of Latin script[10].
  • Latin script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Latin script[11].
  • Latin script's Commons gallery is recorded as Latin letters[12].
  • Latin script's described at URL is recorded as https://wikipesija.org/wiki/sitelen_Lasina[13].
  • Latin script's described by source is recorded as Wikipesija[14].
  • Latin script's replaces is recorded as Old Italic[15].
  • Latin script's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[16].
  • Latin script's topic has template is recorded as Template:Latin script[17].
  • Latin script's different from is recorded as English script[18].
  • Latin script's different from is recorded as Latin-script alphabet[19].
  • Latin script's different from is recorded as Latin alphabet[20].
  • Latin script's history of topic is recorded as history of the Latin alphabet[21].
  • Latin script's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Latin'}[22].
  • Latin script's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'latin'}[23].
  • Latin script's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[24].
  • Latin script's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].
  • Latin script's Unicode range is recorded as U+0041-005A,U+0061-007A[26].
  • Latin script's Unicode range is recorded as U+00AA,U+00BA,U+00C0-00D6,U+00D8-00F6,U+00F8-00FF[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural writing system[3] and writing system[4]. Latin script is a type of alphabetic writing system[7].

Origins

700 BC marks the founding of Latin script[10].

Use and Application

Latin script comprises Latin-script letter[9].

Why It Matters

Latin script draws 5,442 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #5 of 38).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Encyclopedia Antique. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . unicode.org. Retrieved . unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . unicode.org. Retrieved . unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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