hasWritingDirection
P2264
predicate
Indicates the direction in which writing or text is read or written for a given script, language, or text system.
All labels observed (36)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| writingDirection | 723 |
| hasDirectionality | 61 |
| directionOfWriting | 52 |
| hasWritingDirection canonical | 51 |
| writingSystemDirection | 12 |
| readingDirection | 8 |
| writingMode | 7 |
| writingDirectionOfName | 4 |
| writingOrientation | 4 |
| historicalWritingDirection | 3 |
| usesScriptDirection | 3 |
| associatedWritingDirection | 2 |
| typicalWritingDirection | 2 |
| writingDirectionCategory | 2 |
| writingDirectionContext | 2 |
| writingDirectionDetail | 2 |
| writingDirectionType | 2 |
| writingDirectionVariants | 2 |
| writingDirectionality | 2 |
| 书写方向 | 2 |
| belongsToWritingDirection | 1 |
| directionalityInUnicode | 1 |
| earlierWritingDirection | 1 |
| hasCharacterOrientation | 1 |
| hasHistoricalWritingDirection | 1 |
| isWrittenDirection | 1 |
| isWrittenInDirection | 1 |
| primaryWritingDirection | 1 |
| textDirection | 1 |
| writingDirectionOfInsignia | 1 |
| writingDirectionOfOriginLanguage | 1 |
| writingDirectionOfPrimaryScript | 1 |
| writingDirectionOfScript | 1 |
| writingDirectionOfSymbol | 1 |
| writingDirectionOfTextElement | 1 |
| اتجاه_الكتابة | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasWritingDirection
Generated description
Indicates the direction in which writing or text is read or written for a given script, language, or text system.
Sample triples (962)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Saitama Prefectural flag | horizontal via predicate surface "writingDirectionOfTextElement" ⓘ |
| Reddy | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| New Tai Lue script | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Rashid | right-to-left via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Serto script | right-to-left via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Flag of Syria | none via predicate surface "writingDirectionOfInsignia" ⓘ |
| Madnhaya script | right-to-left via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| N1 | north–south via predicate surface "hasDirectionality" ⓘ |
| #YoumEDifa | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Dagbani language | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Connecticut Route 342 | bidirectional via predicate surface "hasDirectionality" ⓘ |
| Zhuyin | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Zhuyin | top-to-bottom via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Tongyong Pinyin | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Nēhiyawēwin | left-to-right ⓘ |
|
Meskwaki syllabary (historical/limited use)
surface form:
Meskwaki syllabary
|
left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Pitman shorthand | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| DLR roundel | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Common Tongue (Westeros) | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
|
ΑΘΕ (abbreviation of Athēnaiōn)
surface form:
ΑΘΕ
|
left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Decree of Canopus | right-to-left for hieroglyphic and Demotic sections via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Decree of Canopus | left-to-right for Greek section via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
|
rongorongo tablets
surface form:
Rongorongo tablets
|
reverse boustrophedon via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Mahajani script | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Walid | right-to-left via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
|
Clear script (Todo script)
surface form:
Clear script
|
vertical via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
|
Clear script (Todo script)
surface form:
Clear script
|
top-to-bottom via predicate surface "writingOrientation" ⓘ |
| County Route 6 (Ulster County) | two-way traffic via predicate surface "hasDirectionality" ⓘ |
| Jula | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
|
Vai
surface form:
Vai language
|
left-to-right (modern Vai script usage) ⓘ |
|
Vai
surface form:
Vai language
|
right-to-left (early Vai script usage) via predicate surface "hasHistoricalWritingDirection" ⓘ |
| Vai script | left-to-right via predicate surface "directionOfWriting" ⓘ |
| Vai script | horizontal ⓘ |
| Nagari | left-to-right via predicate surface "directionOfWriting" ⓘ |
| Ben-Zvi | right-to-left via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Shan script | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
|
Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kalev)
surface form:
כָּלֵב
|
right-to-left via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Belarusian language | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Lower Sorbian | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Phrygian language | right-to-left (early inscriptions) via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Phrygian language | left-to-right (later inscriptions) via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
|
Greek
surface form:
Greek language
|
left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Cheyenne orthography | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Ajami | right-to-left via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| HEBREW LETTER FINAL PE | RTL scripts via predicate surface "belongsToWritingDirection" ⓘ |
| Phoenician Pe | right-to-left via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Southern Thai language | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Tai Tham script | left-to-right via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Abjad | usually written from right to left via predicate surface "writingDirection" ⓘ |
| Uyghur Latin alphabet | left-to-right ⓘ |