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
Telugu–Kannada script family left-to-right
Armenian language left-to-right
Ikurriña horizontal
Aztec pictographic writing variable layout
Western Armenian left-to-right via predicate surface "primaryScriptDirection"
Serabit el-Khadim inscriptions right-to-left
coat of arms of Poland heraldic
Mahl language right-to-left
Mixtec pictographic script boustrophedon-like sequences
Mixtec pictographic script complex reading order guided by visual cues
Dhivehi right-to-left
Marsiliana tablet right-to-left
Tetun language left-to-right via predicate surface "primaryScriptDirection"
Hamed right-to-left
Qur’an 96:1 right-to-left
Hanunoo language boustrophedon-like via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
Hanunoo language vertical via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
Indus seals generally right-to-left
Minaean right-to-left
Arabic-script typography right-to-left
Standard of the President of the Republic of China no text
Codex Selden boustrophedon-like sequence
Argentine flag face of the Sun of May via predicate surface "scriptDirectionOnEmblem"
al-Zahra right-to-left
Palmyrene alphabet right-to-left
tet
surface form: Tetum
left-to-right
Flag of Tamaulipas horizontal fly
Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine none
Cherokee syllabary left-to-right
Gothic alphabet left-to-right
Northern Indo-Aryan languages Devanagari (for some languages) via predicate surface "typicalScript"
Northern Indo-Aryan languages Gurmukhi (for some languages) via predicate surface "typicalScript"
Northern Indo-Aryan languages Perso-Arabic scripts (for some languages) via predicate surface "typicalScript"
Carian generally written left-to-right
Spanish Air and Space Force coat of arms left-to-right
Papyrus 75 left-to-right
Papyrus 46 left-to-right
Southern Najdi Arabic right-to-left
Edomite language right-to-left
Naqsh-e-Faryadi right-to-left
Pahari-Potohari right-to-left
Tamahaq right-to-left (Tifinagh)
Tamasheq right-to-left (Tifinagh)
II left-to-right
Safaitic Arabic right-to-left
Qurʾan manuscript in Chester Beatty Library right-to-left
Osmanya script left-to-right
Kaddare script left-to-right
Sundanese Supplement left-to-right
Ol Chiki script left-to-right