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.
Alphabet
- Egyptian vultureG1 ꜣ
- Flowering reedM17 i
- Two strokesZ4 y
- ForearmD36 ꜥ
- Quail chickG43 w
- FootD58 b
- StoolQ3 p
- Horned viperI9 f
- OwlG17 m
- Ripple of waterN35 n
- MouthD21 r
- Reed shelterO4 h
- Twisted flax wickV28 ḥ
- PlacentaAa1 ḫ
- Belly with udderF32 ẖ
- Door boltO34 z
- Folded clothS29 s
- PoolN37 š
- Sandy hillN29 q
- Basket with handleV31 k
- Jar standW11 g
- Bread loafX1 t
- Tethering ropeV13 ṯ
- HandD46 d
- CobraI10 ḏ
Two or three sounds
- Recumbent lionE23 rw
- AnkhS34 ꜥnḫ
- Djed pillarR11 ḏd
- Was sceptreS40 wꜣs
- Heart and windpipeF35 nfr
- MountainN26 ḏw
- Sun rising over a hillN28 ḫꜥ
- CanalN36 mr
- HouseO1 pr
- ColumnO28 iwn
- Wooden columnO29 ꜥꜣ
- Threshing floorO50 sp
- Bread on an offering matR4 ḥtp
- Cloth on a poleR8 nṯr
- CrookS38 ḥqꜣ
- Sekhem sceptreS42 sḫm
- Gold collarS12 nbw
- Three fox skinsF31 ms
- Forepart of a lionF4 ḥꜣt
- Head and neck of a canineF12 wsr
- HornsF13 wp
- HeadD1 tp
- FaceD2 ḥr
- EyeD4 ir
- Raised armsD28 kꜣ
- Forearm with breadD37 di
- Arm with a wandD45 ḏsr
- LegD56 rd
- VultureG14 mwt
- Crested ibisG25 ꜣḫ
- SwallowG36 wr
- Pintail duckG39 zꜣ
- Flying pintailG40 pꜣ
- HareE34 wn
- Tilapia fishK1 in
- Scarab beetleL1 ḫpr
- Pool with lotus flowersM8 šꜣ
- Papyrus stemM13 wꜣḏ
- SedgeM23 sw
- Flowering sedgeM26 šmꜥ
- SeatQ1 st
- ArrowheadT22 sn
- SickleU1 mꜣ
- HoeU7 mr
- AdzeU21 stp
- PestleU33 ti
- ClubU36 ḥm
- LassoV4 wꜣ
- BasketV30 nb
- Water jarW14 ḥs
- PotW24 nw
- Pot with legsW25 ini
- Conical loafX8 di
- Game boardY5 mn
- CoilZ7 w
- PlatformAa11 mꜣꜥ
- Basket with handle (handle on the other side)V31A k
- Two diagonal strokesZ4A y
- Two crossed planksZ11 jm
- Arms embracing a clubD31 ḥm
- PhallusD52 mt
- Water pouring over a footD60 wꜥb
- Newborn hartebeestE9 jwꜥ
- TuskF18 bḥ
- Tongue of an oxF20 ns
- Ear of an oxF21 sḏm
- Hindquarters of a lionF22 pḥ
- GoatskinF26 ẖn
- Water-skinF30 šd
- Backbone and spinal cordF39 jmꜣḫ
- BuzzardG4 tjw
- Black ibisG28 gm
- Saddle-billed storkG29 bꜣ
- White-fronted gooseG38 gb
- DucklingG47 ṯꜣ
- BranchM3 ḫt
- Clump of papyrusM16 ḥꜣ
- Reed and walking legsM18 jj
- Rush with shootsM22 nḫb
- Seed podM29 nḏm
- Bundle of flax stemsM36 ḏr
- Land with grainsN16 tꜣ
- Strip of landN17 tꜣ
- Three ripples of waterN35A mw
- Pool with legsN40 šm
- Well full of waterN41 ḥm
- Well with a line of waterN42 ḥm
- Rectangular enclosureO6 ḥwt
- Booth with a poleO22 zḥ
- FenceO42 šsp
- SailP5 ṯꜣw
- MastP6 ꜥḥꜥ
- OarP8 ḫrw
- Girdle knotS24 ṯz
- Walking stickS43 md
- Mace with a round headT3 ḥḏ
- BowstringT12 rwḏ
- HarpoonT21 wꜥ
- Butcher's blockT28 ẖr
- Sickle (variant)U2 mꜣ
- Hoe (variant)U6 mr
- PloughU13 hb
- SledgeU15 tm
- ChiselU23 ꜣb
- Fire-drillU28 ḏꜣ
- Potter's kilnU30 tꜣ
- Twisted cordV6 šs
- CordV7 šn
- Tethering rope (variant)V14 ṯ
- WhipV22 mḥ
- Cord wound on a stickV25 wḏ
- Fibre swabV29 wꜣḥ
- Alabaster basinW3 ḥb
- Stone jug with a handleW9 ẖnm
- Water jars in a rackW17 ḫnt
- Milk jug in a netW19 mj
- Uncertain object (side)Aa13 gs
- Uncertain objectAa15 jm
- Uncertain object (back)Aa17 sꜣ
- Uncertain objectAa18 sꜣ
- Uncertain objectAa27 nḏ
- Builder's levelAa28 qd
- Four water jars in a rackW18 ḫnt
- GeckoI1 ꜥšꜣ
- Spine with the spinal cordF40 ꜣw
- Palm rib over a mouthM6 tr
- CormorantG35 ꜥq
- Harpoon head of boneT19 qs
- Elephant-snout fishK4 ẖꜣ
- Guinea fowlG21 nḥ
- RibF42 spr
- String wound on a stickV24 wḏ
- AdzeU19 nw
- Piece of crocodile skinI6 km
- Bundle of reedsM40 is
- Leg and hoof of an oxF25 wḥm
- Door bolt with walking legsO35 zb
- Butcher's knifeT34 nm
- Netting needle wound with stringV26 ꜥḏ
- Tethering rope with walking legsV15 iṯ
- Cow's skin pierced by an arrowF29 st
- Butcher's knifeT35 nm
- KidE8 ib
- HornF16 ꜥb
- Lung and windpipeF36 smꜣ
- Leg bone with meatF44 iwꜥ
- Pick hacking out a poolU17 grg
- Knife sharpenerT31 sšm
- ChiselU22 mnḫ
- Sealed oil jarW2 bꜣs
- Hartebeest headF5 šsꜣ
- Jackal standingE17 sꜣb
- Papyrus with a cobraM14 wꜣḏ
- Sedge over a mouthM24 rsw
- ArrowT11 swn
Whole words
- Crocodile on a shrineI4 sbk
- Festival boothW4 ḥb
- SunN5 rꜥ
- SkyN1 pt
- StarN14 sbꜣ
- Crescent moonN12 iꜥḥ
- FlailS45 nḫꜣḫꜣ
- FeatherH6 mꜣꜥt
- Goddess MaatC10 mꜣꜥt
- Goddess Maat holding an ankhC10A mꜣꜥt
- HeartF34 ib
- FalconG5 ḥr
- Ibis on a standardG26 ḏḥwty
- Human-headed birdG53 bꜣ
- BeeL2 bit
- ScorpionL7 srqt
- Palm ribM4 rnpt
- Scribe's kitY3 zš
- Arms spread in a gesture of negationD35 n
- Sun between two mountains (horizon)N27 ꜣḫt
- Feather on a standardR14 jmnt
- Spear emblem of the EastR15 jꜣbt
- Head of a leopardF9 pḥtj
- God Seth, seatedC7 stẖ
- Seth animalE20 stẖ
- Was sceptre with a featherR19 wꜣst
- CatfishK8 nꜥr
- Ra, falcon-headed godC2 rꜥ
- Enclosure of NekhenO47 nḫn
- Eye of Horus (wedjat)D10 wḏꜣt
- Rolled-up herdsman's shelterV17 sꜣ
- Jackal lying down, tail hangingE15 inpw
- Noble seated on a chairA50 špsi
- Seal on a necklace, seen from the sideS19 ḫtmw
- Red crownS3 dšrt
- Crook with a bundle tied onT18 šms
- Door leafO31 ꜥꜣ
- RootM30 bnr
- Seal on a necklace, seen from the frontS20 ḫtm
- Arms holding a shield and a battle-axeD34 ꜥḥꜣ
- Field of reedsM20 sḫt
- Herdsman wrapped in a cloakA47 sꜣw
- Rope crossing a barV2 sṯꜣ
- Ox headF1 kꜣ
- Papyrus clump with drooping budsM15 mḥw
- Wall with buttressesO36 inb
- Forearm with the palm downD42 mḥ
- Bowl of burning incenseR7 snṯr
- House, oar, bread and jugO3 prt-ḫrw
- Water jar pouring waterW15 qbḥ
- Three grainsM33 it
- Cloth with two fringesS27 mnḫt
- Falcon and feather on a standardR13 imnt
- Vine on a trellisM43 irp
- Man purified by water from a jarA6 wꜥb
- Soldier with bow and quiverA12 mšꜥ
- Seth animal lying downE21 stš
- Sun with a cobraN6 rꜥ
- Irrigated landN24 spꜣt
- Cow's skinF28 sꜣb
- Emblem of MinO44 iꜣt
- Head and neck of an animalF10 ḥtyt
Determinatives
- Three hillsN25 ḫꜣst
- Road with shrubsN31 wꜣt
- Grain of sandN33
- VillageO49 nwt
- EggH8
- Walking legsD54
- Seated manA1
- Man with hand to mouthA2
- ChildA17
- Man with raised armsA28
- Seated godA40
- Seated womanB1
- Falcon on a standardG7
- SparrowG37
- BullE1 kꜣ
- BoatP1
- Brazier with flameQ7
- Throw stickT14
- CartoucheV10
- Papyrus rollY1
- Single strokeZ1
- Plural strokesZ2
- Three horizontal strokesZ3A
- Three vertical strokesZ3
- Diagonal strokeZ5
- Diagonal stroke (variant)Z5A
- Substitute for a dying manZ6
- Two crossed diagonal sticksZ9
- Man fallingA15 ḫr
- Bent old man leaning on a staffA19
- Man striking with a stickA24
- Man with one arm raised, callingA26
- Man with both arms raised in praiseA30
- Noble on a chair holding a flailA51 šps
- Standing mummy-shaped statueA53 twt
- HairD3
- Eye with painted upper lidD6
- Pupil of the eyeD12
- Nose, eye and cheekD19 fnḏ
- Liquid from the lipsD26
- Forearm holding a stickD40
- Forearm with the hand pressing downD41
- Finger (lying flat)D51
- Phallus with liquidD53
- Cow skin with tailF27
- IntestineF46 pẖr
- Piece of fleshF51
- Three pieces of fleshF51B
- Pintail alightingG41
- Plucked gooseG54 snḏ
- Head of a pintail duckH1
- Erect cobraI12
- TreeM1
- Tree (variant)M1A
- HerbM2
- SunlightN8
- Crescent moon (variant)N11 jꜥḥ
- Island, sandy tractN18 jw
- Tongue of landN21
- Irrigation canalN23
- Three grainsN33A
- Stone blockO39
- Cloth with a fringeS28
- KnifeT30
- Pestle and mortarU32
- Band of stringV12
- CupW10
- Beer jugW22
- Tall loaf of breadX2
- Roll of breadX4
- Round loaf with marksX6
- Papyrus roll (variant)Y2
- PustuleAa2
- Man steadying a basket on his headA9 fꜣi
- Jar with handlesW23
- CrocodileI3 msḥ
- Baker's rakeU31 rtḥ
- Bag of linenV33 sšr
- Copper ingotN34 ḥmt
- StelaO26 wḏ
- CoffinQ6 qrs
- Mummy on a bedA55 sḏr
- King with uraeus and flailA42 nsw
- King with uraeusA41 nsw
- Queen with a flowerB7
- SnakeI14
- Weary manA7
- Grain measure pouring grainU9
Every sign on one page, by code: the Gardiner sign list.