Key:inscription
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Text which is written on an object. 
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| Group: Annotation |
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| Status: in use |
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The key inscription=* is used for the text of inscriptions on buildings, memorials, advertising signs and other objects.
Drawbacks
Currently there is a limit of 255 characters for values. However, if this is a commemorative/historical plaque, you can add the full inscription to openplaques.org and then link the entry with the OSM object, using openplaques:id=<ID number>.
Also, presently there is no agreed upon method to represent 
line breaks. Discussions on the topic are welcome.
Similar tags
- inscription:url=* - URL where the inscription can be found on an external website, e.g. Wikisource (useful when the inscription is longer than the above limit)
Related tags
- description=* - Additional information about an element. Inscription always represents text physically found on the feature in the real world, whereas description typically does not.
- historic=epigraph, a proposal to map epigraphs (inscriptions) on their own.
