uncial script

writing system for Greek and Latin
Thing handwriting_style Q784235
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uncial script

Summary

uncial script is a handwriting style[1]. It draws 803 Wikipedia views per month (handwriting_style category, ranking #7 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • uncial script's instance of is recorded as handwriting style[3].
  • uncial script's based on is recorded as Roman cursive[4].
  • uncial script is a type of majuscule script[5].
  • uncial script's writing system is recorded as Greek alphabet[6].
  • uncial script's writing system is recorded as Latin script[7].
  • uncial script's Commons category is recorded as Uncial[8].
  • 200 marks the founding of uncial script[9].
  • uncial script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Greek New Testament uncials[10].
  • uncial script's Commons gallery is recorded as Uncial[11].
  • uncial script's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[12].
  • uncial script's described by source is recorded as Oxford Classical Dictionary (4th rev. ed.)[13].
  • uncial script's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
  • uncial script's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].

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Definition and Type

uncial script's instance of is recorded as handwriting style[3]. It is a type of majuscule script[5].

Origins

200 marks the founding of uncial script[9].

Why It Matters

uncial script draws 803 Wikipedia views per month (handwriting_style category, ranking #7 of 30).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Oxford Classical Dictionary (4th rev. ed.). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +0200-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of handwriting style
    Based on Roman cursive
    Subclass of
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529637405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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