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 |
|---|---|
| Old South Arabian | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Bhojpuri | left-to-right via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection" ⓘ |
| Hira | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Hira | top-to-bottom ⓘ |
| black-yellow-white tricolour (imperial flag) | horizontal stripes ⓘ |
|
Bright peace
surface form:
Bright Peace
|
Japanese kanji via predicate surface "scriptOfOriginal" ⓘ |
| Millar | Latin alphabet via predicate surface "typicalScript" ⓘ |
| Toyomichi Kurita | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Najdi Arabic | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Linear B inscriptions | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Sidetic | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Cuneiform Luwian | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Akkadian | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Nagari script | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Lydian | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Tamil people | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Amharic | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Demotic Greek | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Tigrinya | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Seraiki | right-to-left via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection" ⓘ |
| Sorani | right-to-left ⓘ |
|
Old Nubian script (historically)
surface form:
Old Nubian script
|
left-to-right ⓘ |
| Latin script (Azerbaijan) | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Sabellic languages | right-to-left in early inscriptions ⓘ |
| Sabellic languages | left-to-right in later inscriptions ⓘ |
| Cippus Abellanus | boustrophedon ⓘ |
| GÖ | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Coat of arms of Yemen | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Classical Armenian | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Kamviri language | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Cook Islands Māori language | left-to-right via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection" ⓘ |
| Lemnian language | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Muhaqqaq script | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Senyera | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Kadamba script | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Canadian Aboriginal syllabics | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Surah Abasa | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Standard Belarusian | left-to-right via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection" ⓘ |
| Sorbian languages | left-to-right ⓘ |
| Uyghurs | right-to-left (Arabic-based script) ⓘ |
| Mem | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Coat of arms of Haute-Savoie | left-to-right ⓘ |
| CSS Writing Modes Module | left-to-right scripts via predicate surface "supportsScriptDirection" ⓘ |
| CSS Writing Modes Module | right-to-left scripts via predicate surface "supportsScriptDirection" ⓘ |
| CSS Writing Modes Module | top-to-bottom scripts via predicate surface "supportsScriptDirection" ⓘ |
| CSS Writing Modes Module | bottom-to-top scripts via predicate surface "supportsScriptDirection" ⓘ |
| Lao script | horizontal via predicate surface "scriptDirectionality" ⓘ |
| Iyar | right-to-left (Hebrew name) via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection" ⓘ |
| Sabaic | right-to-left ⓘ |
| Guna language | left-to-right via predicate surface "primaryScriptDirection" ⓘ |