1--- 2title: script-metadata 3--- 4 5# script-metadata 6 7[http://unicode.org/cldr/trac/ticket/3871](http://unicode.org/cldr/trac/ticket/3871) 8 9Here is a proposed structure for supplemental data 10 11\<script> 12 13 \<scriptData type="Latn" lines="top-to-bottom" characters="left-to-right" spaces="true" shaping="minimal" usage="recommended" originRegion="150" sample="A"> 14 15lines/characters = 16 17- as in the locale orientation element. 18 19spaces = 20 21- true if the script normally uses spaces to separate words 22 23shaping = (in normal usage) 24 25- none if no shaping is normally needed 26- minimal if only minor shaping is normally needed, such as accent placement 27- major if glyphs normally need to rearrange, or change shape depending on context 28 29usage = value in UAX31 30 31originRegion = continent or subcontinent where script originated. Following the Unicode book / charts (see the spreadsheet). 32 33sample = character with distinctive glyph that can be used to represent the script in icons (eg missing glyph) 34 35The orientation field in a locale would only be used for overriding. 36 37 38