Hieroglyph signs
Each sign has a Gardiner code: a letter for its group (A = men, G = birds, N = sky and water…) and a number. Tap a sign to see what it means and to draw it.
The alphabet (one sound each)
- G1 ꜣEgyptian vulture
- M17 iFlowering reed
- Z4 yTwo strokes
- D36 ꜥForearm
- G43 wQuail chick
- D58 bFoot
- Q3 pStool
- I9 fHorned viper
- G17 mOwl
- N35 nRipple of water
- D21 rMouth
- O4 hReed shelter
- V28 ḥTwisted flax wick
- Aa1 ḫPlacenta
- F32 ẖBelly with udder
- O34 zDoor bolt
- S29 sFolded cloth
- N37 šPool
- N29 qSandy hill
- V31 kBasket with handle
- W11 gJar stand
- X1 tBread loaf
- V13 ṯTethering rope
- D46 dHand
- I10 ḏCobra
Signs for two or three sounds
- E23 rwRecumbent lion
- S34 ꜥnḫAnkh
- R11 ḏdDjed pillar
- S40 wꜣsWas sceptre
- F35 nfrHeart and windpipe
- N26 ḏwMountain
- N28 ḫꜥSun rising over a hill
- N36 mrCanal
- O1 prHouse
- O28 iwnColumn
- O29 ꜥꜣWooden column
- O50 spThreshing floor
- R4 ḥtpBread on an offering mat
- R8 nṯrCloth on a pole
- S38 ḥqꜣCrook
- S42 sḫmSekhem sceptre
- S12 nbwGold collar
- F31 msThree fox skins
- F4 ḥꜣtForepart of a lion
- F12 wsrHead and neck of a canine
- F13 wpHorns
- D1 tpHead
- D2 ḥrFace
- D4 irEye
- D28 kꜣRaised arms
- D37 diForearm with bread
- D45 ḏsrArm with a wand
- D56 rdLeg
- G14 mwtVulture
- G25 ꜣḫCrested ibis
- G36 wrSwallow
- G39 zꜣPintail duck
- G40 pꜣFlying pintail
- E34 wnHare
- K1 inTilapia fish
- L1 ḫprScarab beetle
- M8 šꜣPool with lotus flowers
- M13 wꜣḏPapyrus stem
- M23 swSedge
- M26 šmꜥFlowering sedge
- Q1 stSeat
- T22 snArrowhead
- U1 mꜣSickle
- U7 mrHoe
- U21 stpAdze
- U33 tiPestle
- U36 ḥmClub
- V4 wꜣLasso
- V30 nbBasket
- W14 ḥsWater jar
- W24 nwPot
- W25 iniPot with legs
- X8 diConical loaf
- Y5 mnGame board
- Z7 wCoil
- Aa11 mꜣꜥPlatform
- V31A kBasket with handle (handle on the other side)
- Z4A yTwo diagonal strokes
- Z11 jmTwo crossed planks
- D31 ḥmArms embracing a club
- D52 mtPhallus
- D60 wꜥbWater pouring over a foot
- E9 jwꜥNewborn hartebeest
- F18 bḥTusk
- F20 nsTongue of an ox
- F21 sḏmEar of an ox
- F22 pḥHindquarters of a lion
- F26 ẖnGoatskin
- F30 šdWater-skin
- F39 jmꜣḫBackbone and spinal cord
- G4 tjwBuzzard
- G28 gmBlack ibis
- G29 bꜣSaddle-billed stork
- G38 gbWhite-fronted goose
- G47 ṯꜣDuckling
- M3 ḫtBranch
- M16 ḥꜣClump of papyrus
- M18 jjReed and walking legs
- M22 nḫbRush with shoots
- M29 nḏmSeed pod
- M36 ḏrBundle of flax stems
- N16 tꜣLand with grains
- N17 tꜣStrip of land
- N35A mwThree ripples of water
- N40 šmPool with legs
- N41 ḥmWell full of water
- N42 ḥmWell with a line of water
- O6 ḥwtRectangular enclosure
- O22 zḥBooth with a pole
- O42 šspFence
- P5 ṯꜣwSail
- P6 ꜥḥꜥMast
- P8 ḫrwOar
- S24 ṯzGirdle knot
- S43 mdWalking stick
- T3 ḥḏMace with a round head
- T12 rwḏBowstring
- T21 wꜥHarpoon
- T28 ẖrButcher's block
- U2 mꜣSickle (variant)
- U6 mrHoe (variant)
- U13 hbPlough
- U15 tmSledge
- U23 ꜣbChisel
- U28 ḏꜣFire-drill
- U30 tꜣPotter's kiln
- V6 šsTwisted cord
- V7 šnCord
- V14 ṯTethering rope (variant)
- V22 mḥWhip
- V25 wḏCord wound on a stick
- V29 wꜣḥFibre swab
- W3 ḥbAlabaster basin
- W9 ẖnmStone jug with a handle
- W17 ḫntWater jars in a rack
- W19 mjMilk jug in a net
- Aa13 gsUncertain object (side)
- Aa15 jmUncertain object
- Aa17 sꜣUncertain object (back)
- Aa18 sꜣUncertain object
- Aa27 nḏUncertain object
- Aa28 qdBuilder's level
Whole words
- N5 rꜥSun
- N1 ptSky
- N14 sbꜣStar
- N12 iꜥḥCrescent moon
- S45 nḫꜣḫꜣFlail
- H6 mꜣꜥtFeather
- C10 mꜣꜥtGoddess Maat
- C10A mꜣꜥtGoddess Maat holding an ankh
- F34 ibHeart
- G5 ḥrFalcon
- G26 ḏḥwtyIbis on a standard
- G53 bꜣHuman-headed bird
- L2 bitBee
- M4 rnptPalm rib
- Y3 zšScribe's kit
- D35 nArms spread in a gesture of negation
- N27 ꜣḫtSun over a mountain
- R14 jmntFeather on a standard
- R15 jꜣbtSpear emblem of the East
Determinatives (silent sense-signs)
- N25 ḫꜣstThree hills
- N31 wꜣtRoad with shrubs
- N33 Grain of sand
- O49 nwtVillage
- H8 Egg
- D54 Walking legs
- A1 Seated man
- A2 Man with hand to mouth
- A17 Child
- A28 Man with raised arms
- A40 Seated god
- B1 Seated woman
- G7 Falcon on a standard
- G37 Sparrow
- E1 kꜣBull
- P1 Boat
- Q7 Brazier with flame
- T14 Throw stick
- V10 Cartouche
- Y1 Papyrus roll
- Z1 Single stroke
- Z2 Plural strokes
- Z3A Three horizontal strokes
- Z3 Three vertical strokes
- Z5 Diagonal stroke
- Z5A Diagonal stroke (variant)
- Z6 Substitute for a dying man
- Z9 Two crossed diagonal sticks
- A15 ḫrMan falling
- A19 Bent old man leaning on a staff
- A24 Man striking with a stick
- A26 Man with one arm raised, calling
- A30 Man with both arms raised in praise
- A51 špsNoble on a chair holding a flail
- A53 twtStanding mummy-shaped statue
- D3 Hair
- D6 Eye with painted upper lid
- D12 Pupil of the eye
- D19 fnḏNose, eye and cheek
- D26 Liquid from the lips
- D40 Forearm holding a stick
- D41 Forearm with the hand pressing down
- D51 Finger (lying flat)
- D53 Phallus with liquid
- F27 Cow skin with tail
- F46 pẖrIntestine
- F51 Piece of flesh
- F51B Three pieces of flesh
- G41 Pintail alighting
- G54 snḏPlucked goose
- H1 Head of a pintail duck
- I12 Erect cobra
- M1 Tree
- M1A Tree (variant)
- M2 Herb
- N8 Sunlight
- N11 jꜥḥCrescent moon (variant)
- N18 jwIsland, sandy tract
- N21 Tongue of land
- N23 Irrigation canal
- N33A Three grains
- O39 Stone block
- S28 Cloth with a fringe
- T30 Knife
- U32 Pestle and mortar
- V12 Band of string
- W10 Cup
- W22 Beer jug
- X2 Tall loaf of bread
- X4 Roll of bread
- X6 Round loaf with marks
- Y2 Papyrus roll (variant)
- Aa2 Pustule