scriptDirection
P3658
predicate
Indicates the direction in which a writing system or script is read or written (e.g., left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom).
All labels observed (17)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| scriptDirection canonical | 671 |
| hasScriptDirection | 32 |
| typicalScript | 20 |
| primaryScriptDirection | 6 |
| scriptDirectionality | 4 |
| supportsScriptDirection | 4 |
| scriptDirectionOnFlag | 3 |
| associatedScriptDirection | 2 |
| handlesScriptDirection | 2 |
| scriptDirectionOfName | 2 |
| scriptDirectionOnEmblem | 2 |
| scriptDirectionOnInscriptions | 2 |
| scriptOfOriginal | 2 |
| scriptDirectionOfInscription | 1 |
| typicalScriptDirection | 1 |
| usedScriptDirection | 1 |
| usedWithScriptDirection | 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: scriptDirection
Generated description
Indicates the direction in which a writing system or script is read or written (e.g., left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom).
Sample triples (756)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
|
ichthys
surface form:
Ichthys
|
left-to-right ⓘ |
| Dutch | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Kanji | left-to-right in horizontal text ⓘ |
| Kanji | top-to-bottom in vertical text ⓘ |
| Yiddish | right-to-left via predicate surface "primaryScriptDirection" ⓘ |
| Judeo-Arabic | right-to-left via predicate surface "typicalScriptDirection" ⓘ |
| Marathi language | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Primitive Irish | typically bottom-to-top ⓘ |
| Etruscan language | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Bengali | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Latin | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Royal Air Force Ensign defaced with ROC badge | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (variant as naval ensign) | none ⓘ |
| Naskh script | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Belgian lion | dexter ⓘ |
| Middle Irish | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Oscan language | right-to-left in Oscan alphabet ⓘ |
| Syriac | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Kannada | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Raetic language | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Classical Arabic | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Malayalam | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Standard Chinese | left-to-right ⓘ |
|
rongorongo
surface form:
Rongorongo
|
bottom-to-top line orientation ⓘ |
|
rongorongo
surface form:
Rongorongo
|
left-to-right within each line ⓘ |
| Lepontic language | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Kawi script | horizontal via predicate surface "scriptDirectionality" ⓘ |
| Saraiki | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Cyrus Cylinder | left-to-right horizontal rows ⓘ |
| South Picene | right-to-left ⓘ |
| North Picene | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Middle Javanese | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Ottoman Turkish | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Sicel | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Shaddai | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Gandhari Prakrit | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Bulgarian Sign Language (written form) | left‑to‑right ⓘ |
| Old Frisian | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Nepali | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Cantonese | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Moabite | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Pyrgi Tablets | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Cippus Perusinus | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Edomite | right-to-left ⓘ |
| As-Samad | Right-to-left ⓘ |
| Flag of the Canary Islands | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Shabaka Stone | right-to-left ⓘ |
| White Eagle coat of arms | left-facing eagle ⓘ |
| Punic script | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Ammonite | right-to-left ⓘ |