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

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
Manchu left-to-right columns
Avar left-to-right
Ruthwell Cross inscriptions runic text written vertically along the edges
Ruthwell Cross inscriptions Latin text arranged around figural panels
Bagheli left-to-right via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
Faliscan right-to-left via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
Florentine Codex left-to-right
Come and Take It left-to-right via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts right-to-left
Luri language right-to-left
Saka languages left-to-right
Saka left-to-right
Avestan language right-to-left
Avestan script right-to-left
Atsuko written vertically or horizontally in Japanese texts
Khirbet al-Mudayna inscriptions right-to-left
coat of arms of Basel-Landschaft left-facing crosier
Woleaian language left-to-right via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
Malagasy left-to-right via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
Kashmiri language right-to-left (Perso-Arabic)
Kashmiri language left-to-right (Devanagari)
Xibe vertical writing
Yale Cantonese left-to-right
Joseongeul left-to-right
Joseongeul top-to-bottom
Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanization left-to-right
Ganjami Odia left-to-right
Westcar Papyrus right-to-left
Codex Zographensis left-to-right
Achomi language right-to-left
Coat of arms of Åland left-facing stag
Codex Marianus left-to-right
Western Persian right-to-left via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
Shushtari dialect right-to-left
GSP left-to-right
GPU left-to-right
Mesha Stele right-to-left
Telu left-to-right
Ralik dialect of Marshallese left-to-right via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
Kaddish right-to-left
Beng left-to-right
Deir Alla dialect right-to-left
Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I boustrophedon-like reading order
Ngaju language left-to-right
Udmurt language left-to-right
Buhid language left-to-right
Nabataean Aramaic right-to-left
Flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam no text
Sara
surface form: Sara language
left-to-right
Flag of Aragon left-to-right display