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
Al-Waqi'ah right-to-left
Saqqara King List right-to-left
Jilu dialect right-to-left (Syriac script)
Jilu dialect left-to-right (Latin script)
Nochiya dialect right-to-left
Pokot left-to-right
Coat of arms of Romania heraldic
Saba right-to-left via predicate surface "usedScriptDirection"
Kiri-mon symbol (no script)
Qwara language left-to-right
Palermo Stone right-to-left
Flag of Kurdistan no script; purely graphical design
left-to-right
Naoero language left-to-right
Coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago left-to-right
Turin Royal Canon right-to-left
Gonja language left-to-right
siSwati left-to-right via predicate surface "primaryScriptDirection"
Beth Lehem right-to-left in Hebrew
Yakoma language left-to-right
Flag of Apulia left-to-right
Gǀui language left-to-right
Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
surface form: Bundesadler
heraldic right
Reichsadler dexter-facing eagle in many designs
Service flag of Germany left-to-right
Flag of Kostroma Oblast left-to-right via predicate surface "scriptDirectionOnInscriptions"
Cristian Latin alphabet via predicate surface "typicalScript"
SNP logo with yellow background and black thistle knot none
Idoma language left-to-right
Flag of the Israel Defense Forces right-to-left (Hebrew context)
Francis Latin script via predicate surface "typicalScript"
Eliot orthography left-to-right
The Red Dragon left-to-right via predicate surface "scriptDirectionOfName"
Buryat language left-to-right
Sibe language vertical
Yoshihisa horizontal left-to-right
Yoshihisa vertical top-to-bottom
Tai Lue left-to-right
Coat of arms of Rhône department left-to-right
Yoshinobu left-to-right
HEBREW LETTER FINAL PE right-to-left
Thai language left-to-right
Canadian Naval Ensign left-to-right
Hebr right-to-left
Huichol language left-to-right
Uyghur Cyrillic alphabet left-to-right
Assyrian inscriptions left-to-right horizontal rows
Ugaritic Baal Cycle alphabetic cuneiform
Hieratic script right-to-left
arp left-to-right