Old Italic

Summary

Old Italic is a writing system^[1]. It draws 446 Wikipedia views per month (writing_system category, ranking #16 of 84).^[2]

Key Facts

• Old Italic's instance of is recorded as writing system^[3].
• Old Italic's based on is recorded as Greek alphabet^[4].
• The location of Old Italic was Italian Peninsula^[5].
• Old Italic is a type of natural writing system^[6].
• Old Italic is a type of unicase alphabet^[7].
• Old Italic is a type of script family^[8].
• Old Italic's Commons category is recorded as Old Italic script^[9].
• -0700-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Old Italic^[10].
• Old Italic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Old Italic script^[11].
• Old Italic's replaced by is recorded as Latin script^[12].
• Old Italic's script directionality is recorded as right-to-left^[13].
• Old Italic's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right^[14].
• Old Italic's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.)'}^[15].
• Old Italic's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ancien italique (étrusque, osque, etc.)'}^[16].
• Old Italic's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Old Italic'}^[17].
• Old Italic's Unicode range is recorded as U+10300-1032F^[18].

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Definition and Type

Old Italic's instance of is recorded as writing system^[3]. Recorded subclass of include natural writing system^[6], unicase alphabet^[7], and script family^[8].

Origins

-0700-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Old Italic^[10].

Why It Matters

Old Italic draws 446 Wikipedia views per month (writing_system category, ranking #16 of 84).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]