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Hieroglyphic Keyboard Help

Created by Christian Casey for Right Said Languages

Overview

This keyboard provides a quick and easy way to enter Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs as Unicode text. It is designed to bridge the gap between the available hieroglyphic editors, which encode hieroglyphs using the Manuel de Codage standard (MdC), and the websites and programs designed for basic fonts, which will almost certainly never support the complex formatting needed to properly display Ancient Egyptian. This keyboard emulates MdC editors as much as possible in order to be accessible to users familiar with other programs. Most of these programs are intuitive, so new users should find the keyboard easy to learn and use as well (see Methods for Typing Hieroglyphs for more about available typing methods).

Basic Function

The Unicode Hieroglyphic keyboard lets you type transliterated text and hieroglyphs. The keyboard outputs transliterated text using the Manuel de Codage (MdC) standard. It creates hieroglyphs from MdC transliteration or Gardiner sign list numbers each time you press Spacebar. Repeat pressing Spacebar on signs output from MdC transliteration will cycle through phonetically identical signs. Pressing Ctrl+Spacebar instead outputs a space, which will also prevent transliteration from becoming hieroglyphs.

On Screen Keyboard

This keyboard includes an On Screen Keyboard view of the MdC transliteration standard for easy reference. The On Screen Keyboard works best when associated with a QWERTY US layout.

Fonts

This is a Unicode keyboard and works with any Unicode font which has support for Ancient Egyptian transliteration and hieroglyphs. Fonts which work with this keyboard include Aegyptus and Gardiner, which install with the keyboard. To see if other fonts on your computer support the keyboard, use the Keyman Desktop Font Helper.

Keyboard Layout

Unshifted

` ‹ltn›
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9
0 0
- -
= =
Backspace

Tab
q
w w
e e
r r
t t
y y
u u
i i
o o
p p
[ [
] ]
\ \

Caps Lock
a
s s
d d
f f
g g
h h
j j
k k
l l
; ;
' '
Enter

Shift
\
z z
x
c c
v v
b b
n n
m m
, ,
. .
/ /
Shift

Ctrl
Alt
Alt
Ctrl

Shift

~ ~
! !
@ @
# #
$ $
% %
^ ^
& &
* *
( (
) )
_ _
+ +
Backspace

Tab
Q Q
W W
E E
R R
T
Y Y
U U
I I
O O
P P
{ {
} }
| |

Caps Lock
A
S š
D
F F
G G
H
J J
K K
L L
: :
" "
Enter

Shift
\
Z Z
X
C C
V V
B B
N N
M M
< <
> >
? ?
Shift

Ctrl
Alt
Alt
Ctrl

Keyboard Details

This keyboard can be used to type in three ways:

  • Transliteration using MdC
  • Hieroglyphs using MdC
  • Hieroglyphs using Gardiner numbers

Typing Transliteration

The keyboard automatically outputs the correct MdC transliteration when typing.

Example: type anx to see n.

To add a space between transliterated words use Ctrl+Spacebar. This prevents transliteration from converting into hieroglyphs.

To get the Latin letter value of a key instead of MdC transliteration, type ` before the key.

Example: type `A to get A instead of .

To output `, type ``.

Typing Hieroglyphs Using MdC

MdC transliteration converts to hieroglyphs automatically when you press Spacebar.

Example: type Htp to see ḥtp. Press Spacebar to get 𓊵.

Some phonetic values match more than one sign. Pressing Spacebar repeatedly cycles through signs with identical phonetic values.

Example: type diSpacebar to get 𓏙. Press Spacebar again to get 𓂞.

To add a space after a sign use Ctrl+Spacebar.

Typing Hieroglyphs Using Gardiner Numbers

This keyboard also converts Gardiner numbers into hieroglyphs when you press Spacebar.

Example: type a39 to get 𓀬.

The keyboard relies on the keys you press not the transliteration output in converting Gardiner numbers into hieroglyphs.

Example: typing X3 gives 3. Pressing Spacebar gives 𓏑, which is the correct output for Gardiner number X3.

Either upper or lowercase letters can be used to begin a Gardiner number, but the second letter in the AA sign list must be lowercase to prevent confusion with the A sign list.

Example: type Aa6 or aa6 to get 𓐒.

Pressing Spacebar repeatedly will not cycle through signs created from Gardiner numbers.

To add a space after a sign use Ctrl+Spacebar.

Typing Guides

Transliteration

This keyboard uses the MdC transliteration standard as follows:

Trans.KeySigns
A𓄿
ii𓇋
yy𓏭
a𓂝
ww𓅱
WW𓏲
bb𓃀
pp𓊪
ff𓆑
mm𓅓
Trans.KeySigns
MM𓐝
nn𓈖
NN𓋔
rr𓂋
ll𓃭
hh𓉔
H𓎛
x𓐍
X𓄡
Trans.KeySigns
zz𓊃
ss𓋴
šS𓈙
q𓈎
kk𓎡
gg𓎼
tt𓏏
T𓍿
dd𓂧
D𓆓

Hieroglyphs Using MdC

This keyboard cycles through the following hieroglyphs when you type a Spacebar after the transliteration/keys shown:

KeysTrans.Signs
1
11𓏤
1010𓎆
100100𓍢
10001000𓆼
3
33𓏥𓈓𓏪𓏫
(A)
A𓄿
AAꜣꜣ𓄰𓅀
ATpꜣṯp𓀋
Abꜣb𓄜𓋁𓍋𓎶𓎷
Abdꜣbd𓇹
Abyꜣby𓃮
Aiꜣi𓌗
Ammꜣmm𓂬
Amsꜣms𓃖𓌄
AqHwꜣḳḥw𓌏
Arꜣr𓌗
Atfꜣtf𓋚
Atpꜣtp𓀋
Awꜣw𓄫
Axꜣḫ𓅜𓇇
Axtꜣḫt𓆷𓈌
(a)
a𓂝𓉻
aAꜥꜣ𓃘𓉻𓉿
aAmwꜥꜣmw𓀺
aDꜥḏ𓆝𓎙𓎚
aHꜥḥ𓉥𓉦𓌤
aHAꜥḥꜣ𓂚𓂛
aHaꜥḥꜥ𓊢𓊣
aSꜥš𓀞
aSAꜥšꜣ𓆈
abꜥb𓃁𓐐
abAꜥbꜣ𓌂
adꜥd𓆝𓎙
aftiꜥfti𓀩𓀪
anꜥn𓁼𓁽
annꜥnn𓂽
antꜥnt𓂷
anwꜥnw𓀣𓁽
anxꜥnḫ𓄔𓋹
aprꜥpr𓐢
aqꜥḳ𓅧
arqꜥrḳ𓍼
awtꜥwt𓋿
b
bb𓃀
bAbꜣ𓃝𓃞
𓅡𓅽𓎻
bAHbꜣḥ𓂺
bAsbꜣs𓎰
bHbḥ𓄑
bHsbḥs𓃔
bSibši𓂐
baHibꜥḥi𓅤
bdbd𓊺
bdtbdt𓇣
biAbiꜣ𓄑𓈔𓈞𓍄
bitbit𓆤
bitybity𓀵𓀷
bnrbnr𓇜
bwbw𓃀𓆜
bzbz𓆟
dd𓂞𓂧𓆓𓏙
D
D𓂞𓆓
DAḏꜣ𓊞𓍑𓍒𓐖
DDḏḏ𓆕
DHwtyḏḥwty𓁟𓅝𓅞𓏐𓏑
Damḏꜥm𓋡𓌀𓌁
Dbḏb𓅙
DbAḏbꜣ𓌥
Dbaḏbꜥ𓂭
Ddḏd𓊽
DfDḏfḏ𓂂
Drḏr𓇥𓇦
DrDḏrḏ𓄔
Drtḏrt𓂧𓂩
Dsrḏsr𓂦
Dwḏw𓈋
d
dSrdšr𓅟
dSrtdšrt𓋔𓎾
dbdb𓃯𓄏
dddd𓊽
didi𓂞𓏙
dmDdmḏ𓋬𓏛𓏝
dqrdḳr𓂷
dwAdwꜣ𓀃𓀢𓇼
dwAtdwꜣt𓇽
f
ff𓆑
fAfꜣ𓀋
fAifꜣi𓀋
fnDfnḏ𓂉𓂊
fndfnd𓂉𓂊
g
gg𓍱𓎤𓎦
𓎧𓎼𓎽
gHgḥ𓂾
gHsgḥs𓂾𓃴
gbgb𓅬
gbAgbꜣ𓂢
gmgm𓅠
grggrg𓍅𓍆
gsgs𓐛𓐜𓐝𓐞
ḥ (H)
H𓎛
HAḥꜣ𓇉
HAiḥꜣi𓀠
HAtḥꜣt𓄂
HDḥḏ𓋠𓌉𓌋𓌌
HDDḥḏḏ𓌍
HDtḥḏt𓋑𓋒
HHḥḥ𓁨
Haiḥꜥi𓀠
Hbḥb𓎱𓎳
Hfnḥfn𓆐
Hmḥm𓀯𓀰𓈞𓈟𓍛
Hmsḥms𓀂𓀕
Hmsiḥmsi𓀂𓀕
Hmtḥmt𓈔𓍍
Hnḥn𓆰𓌼𓎨
Hnkḥnk𓂠
Hnmmtḥnmmt𓇶
Hnqtḥnḳt𓏊
Hpḥp𓐑
Hptḥpt𓂘
HqAḥḳꜣ𓋾
HqAtḥḳꜣt𓋾𓌿𓍀
Hrḥr𓁷𓐡
HsAtḥsꜣt𓃕
Htpḥtp𓊵
Hwḥw𓄑
Hwiḥwi𓀜𓀝
Hwtḥwt𓉗𓉞
Hzḥz𓎿
h
hh𓉔
hbhb𓅝𓅞𓍁
hnwhnw𓀊
hrwhrw𓇳
i
ii𓀀𓀞𓆰𓇋
iATiꜣṯ𓂿
iAbiꜣb𓋁
iAdtiꜣdt𓇲
iAmiꜣm𓆭
iAsiꜣs𓀠
iAtiꜣt𓂿𓄦𓈏
iAwiꜣw𓀗𓀢
iHiḥ𓃒𓃾𓌤
iTiiṯi𓎁
iaHiꜥḥ𓇹𓇺
iabiꜥb𓎺𓎻𓐐
ibib𓃙𓃚𓄣
ibAibꜣ𓏡
idid𓄰𓈞𓈟
idnidn𓄔
idridr𓎩
idtidt𓂨𓄰𓇲𓈞
iiii𓇍
ikwikw𓀗
imim𓆭𓐛𓐜𓐝
imAximꜣḫ𓄪
imiimi𓂞𓏶
imnimn𓀃𓀄𓁩
imntimnt𓊿𓋀
inin𓀟𓆛
inbinb𓊅
iniini𓏎
inpinp𓀖
inpwinpw𓁢𓃢𓃣
iptipt𓊒𓊓
irir𓁹𓂂
irtirt𓁹
iryiry𓀸𓀹
iswisw𓄯
itit𓆊𓆑𓇠
𓌾𓏐𓏑
ityity𓀛
iwiw𓂻𓃛𓃡𓄹𓈀
iwaiwꜥ𓄯
iwfiwf𓄹
iwniwn𓉺
iziz𓇩𓊄
k
kk𓎡𓎢
kAkꜣ𓂓𓂔𓃒𓃓
kApkꜣp𓊶𓊷
kArkꜣr𓉬
kAtkꜣt𓀋
kfAkfꜣ𓄖
kmkm𓆎
kpkp𓊶𓊷
ksks𓀓
ksiksi𓀓
kswksw𓀓
l
ll𓃭
M
MM𓐝
m
mm𓂞𓂟𓅓𓅕
𓅖𓐛𓐜𓐝
mAmꜣ𓁹𓂂𓅁
𓌳𓌴𓌵
mAamꜣꜥ𓆀𓌶
𓌷𓐙𓐚
mAatmꜣꜥt𓁦𓁧𓆄𓆅
mAimꜣi𓃬
mAwmꜣw𓅶
mDmḏ𓎆𓎓
mDAtmḏꜣt𓏛𓏝
mDHmḏḥ𓋜𓌎
mDtmḏt𓎅
mHmḥ𓂣𓎔𓎕
mSamšꜥ𓀎
mdmd𓌃
mimi𓂞𓂟𓅕
𓅖𓈘𓏇
mmmm𓅔
mnmn𓌇𓏠
mnDmnḏ𓂑𓂒
mnTwmnṯw𓁮
mnaimnꜥi𓂑𓂒
mnatmnꜥt𓁔
mnhdmnhd𓏞𓏟
mnimni𓀿
mnitmnit𓋧
mniwmniw𓀦𓀸𓀹
mnwmnw𓁤𓋉𓋊𓌇
mnxmnḫ𓍊
mnxtmnḫt𓋲
mrmr𓄓𓈘𓉕
𓉴𓌸𓌻𓍋
msms𓁒𓁓𓄟
msDrmsḏr𓄔
msimsi𓁒𓁓𓄟
msnmsn𓎣
mswmsw𓀕
mtmt𓂸𓂺𓅐
mwmw𓈗
mwtmwt𓀐𓀑𓅐
mxAtmḫꜣt𓍝
mzHmzḥ𓆊
N
NN𓋔
n
nn𓂜𓇑
𓈖𓋔𓋕
nDnḏ𓐩
nDmnḏm𓇛
nDsnḏs𓅪
nHnḥ𓅘
nSmtnšmt𓆠𓊞
nTrnṯr𓀭𓅆𓊹
nbnb𓎟
nbtynbty𓅒
nbwnbw𓈒𓈓𓋞
nfrnfr𓄤
nfwnfw𓊡
nini𓂢
nisnis𓀞
niwtniwt𓊖
nmnm𓉕𓌰𓌱
nmHnmḥ𓀔
nmtnmt𓌩
nmtinmti𓅇𓅈
nmttnmtt𓂻
nnnn𓇒
nninni𓀔
nrnr𓅐𓆂
nsns𓄓
nstnst𓎼𓎽
nswnsw𓀯𓀰𓀲𓀴𓅆
nwnw𓍇𓍈𓏌
nxnnḫn𓊔𓊕
nxtnḫt𓀜𓂡
nxxwnḫḫw𓌅
nztnzt𓎼
p
pp𓉐𓊪
pApꜣ𓅮𓅯
pAqpꜣḳ𓆀𓆁
pDpḏ𓌒𓌓𓌔
pHpḥ𓄖
pXrpẖr𓄲
pdpd𓌒𓌓
pgApgꜣ𓂘
pqpḳ𓆀
prpr𓉐
psgpsg𓂐
ptpt𓇯
ptHptḥ𓁰𓁱
ptipti𓁺𓁻
ptrptr𓁺𓁻𓁼
pzDpzḏ𓇷𓇸
ḳ (q)
q𓈎
qAḳꜣ𓀠
qAbḳꜣb𓄲
qAiḳꜣi𓀠
qdḳd𓀨𓐪𓐫
qiḳi𓀾
qisḳis𓀫𓀬
qizḳiz𓀫𓀬
qmAḳmꜣ𓅯𓌙
qnḳn𓐖
qrsḳrs𓊭𓌟𓌠
qrswḳrsw𓊭
qsḳs𓌟𓌠
r
rr𓂋
rArꜣ𓂋
rAwirꜣwi𓂌
rarꜥ𓁚𓁛𓅊𓇳𓇴
rdrd𓂾𓇝𓇟
rdirdi𓂞𓏙
rhnrhn𓀗
rmirmi𓁿
rmnrmn𓂢
rnnrnn𓁖
rnprnp𓆳𓆶
rsrs𓇔𓇖𓌘𓍟
rswrsw𓇔𓇖
rtHrtḥ𓍕
rwrw𓃭
rwDrwḏ𓌗
rwdrwd𓊍𓌗
rxytrḫyt𓅚𓅛
š (S)
Sš𓈙𓈛𓈜
SAšꜣ𓆆𓆷
Sdšd𓄞
Smšm𓈝
SmAwšmꜣw𓀦
Smašmꜥ𓇗
Smsšms𓌞
Snšn𓍲𓍵
Snašnꜥ𓍁𓍂
Sndytšndyt𓋯
Snišni𓁸
Sntšnt𓍢
Snwtšnwt𓊚
Snyšny𓁸
Spšp𓁺𓁻
Spsšps𓀻𓀼𓀽
Spsišpsi𓀻𓀼
Srišri𓀔
SsAšsꜣ𓄃𓄄
Sspšsp𓂪𓇹𓊏𓊐
Stšt𓍢
Stywštyw𓆉
Swšw𓆄𓆅
Swtšwt𓋺
Swtyšwty𓋛
Szpšzp𓊏𓊐
s
ss𓊃𓋴
sAsꜣ𓅭𓆇𓎂
𓎃𓎄𓐟𓐠
sAHsꜣḥ𓃃𓃄𓃅
sAqsꜣḳ𓆌𓆍
sAwsꜣw𓀸𓀹
sDAwsḏꜣw𓋨
sDmsḏm𓄔
sDrsḏr𓁀
sHrsḥr𓁄
sS𓍱
sSmsšm𓌫𓌬𓌮
sSrsšr𓌕𓎤
sTsṯ𓄝𓋫
sTAsṯꜣ𓍬
sTAwsṯꜣw𓍮
sXrsẖr𓌕
saHsꜥḥ𓀽𓃶
sbAsbꜣ𓀜𓇼
sbisbi𓀏𓀐𓀑𓐨
sbksbk𓆋𓆌
sbqsbḳ𓂾
sdsd𓄢
sfsf𓋵
siAsiꜣ𓋷
siATsiꜣṯ𓂿
sksk𓎝
smsm𓂜𓇐𓋉𓋊
smAsmꜣ𓃓𓄥𓋶𓐧
smrsmr𓀙
smswsmsw𓀗𓀘
smxsmḫ𓂜
snsn𓈙𓈛𓈜
𓌢𓌣𓏒𓏕
snDsnḏ𓅾
snTsnṯ𓍰
snTrsnṯr𓊸
snfsnf𓂐
snqsnḳ𓂑𓂒
spAtspꜣt𓈈𓐖
sprspr𓄭
sptspt𓂎
sptyspty𓂏
sqdsḳd𓀌
sqdwsḳdw𓀌
srsr𓀙𓃱
srqtsrḳt𓆫
stst𓁐𓄝𓊨𓊩𓋫
stXstẖ𓁣𓃩𓃫
stisti𓄝𓐮
stpstp𓍉
swsw𓇓𓇳
sxmsḫm𓌂𓏣
sxmtysḫmty𓋖𓋗
sxrsḫr𓀡
sxtsḫt𓇏
ṯ (T)
T𓍿𓎀
TAṯꜣ𓅷
TAwṯꜣw𓊡
THnṯḥn𓋣𓋤𓋥
Tbṯb𓋸
TmAṯmꜣ𓎅𓐒
Tzṯz𓋭
t
tt𓏏𓏐𓏑
tAtꜣ𓇾𓇿𓈇
𓉪𓉫𓊮𓍔
tHntḥn𓋣𓋤𓋥
titi𓆴𓆵𓍘
tittit𓂇𓍘𓎬
tmtm𓊋𓍃
tnitni𓀗
tptp𓁶𓌐𓌑
trtr𓀢𓆳𓆴𓆵
twAtwꜣ𓀢
twttwt𓀚𓀾
txntḫn𓉶
tywtyw𓅂
W
WW𓏲
w
ww𓅱𓏲
wAwꜣ𓍯
wADwꜣḏ𓇅𓇆
wAHwꜣḥ𓎝
wAswꜣs𓋆𓌀
wDwḏ𓉸𓎗𓎘
wDAtwḏꜣt𓂀
wDawḏꜥ𓐣𓐤
wDbwḏb𓄲𓄴
𓄶𓄷𓈄
wHawḥꜥ𓊠
wHmwḥm𓄙
wS𓁸
wSAwšꜣ𓅰
wSmwšm𓆀
wawꜥ𓅴𓈐𓌡
wabwꜥb𓀆𓃂
wbAwbꜣ𓍏𓍐
wdnwdn𓆻
wiwi𓀾
wnwn𓃹𓇬𓉿
wnmwnm𓇬𓏶
wpwp𓄋𓏴𓏵
wrwr𓀗𓅨𓏴𓏵
wrdwrd𓀉
wrrtwrrt𓋗𓌝
wsirwsir𓀲𓀴
wsrwsr𓄊𓊤
wsxwsḫ𓋝𓐐
wsxtwsḫt𓉩
wwww𓅳
wxwḫ𓋂
wzwz𓊨𓊩
ẖ (X)
X𓄡
XAẖꜣ𓆞
XArẖꜣr𓎅
XAtẖꜣt𓁀
Xkrẖkr𓐬𓐭
Xnẖn𓂙𓄚
Xniẖni𓂙
Xnmẖnm𓎸
Xnmwẖnmw𓁠𓁡𓃝𓃞
Xntiẖnti𓀚
Xrẖr𓌨
Xrdẖrd𓀔
ḫ (x)
x𓐍
xAḫꜣ𓆩𓆼
xAiḫꜣi𓂡𓌽
xAstḫꜣst𓈉
xAtḫꜣt𓊯
xAwtḫꜣwt𓊯𓊰
xaḫꜥ𓈍
xbiḫbi𓀤
xftyḫfty𓀏𓀐𓀑
xmḫm𓂜𓋉
xnḫn𓅯
xnmsḫnms𓀍
xntḫnt𓂉𓂊𓊝𓏃
xpSḫpš𓄗𓄘𓌛
xprḫpr𓆣
xprSḫprš𓋙
xrḫr𓀒
xrpḫrp𓂥𓌂
xrwḫrw𓊤
xsfḫsf𓍙𓍚
xtḫt𓆱𓊮
xtmḫtm𓋨𓋩
xwḫw𓂤𓋽
xwiḫwi𓂤
xwsiḫwsi𓀧
y
yy𓏭
z
zz𓊃
zAzꜣ𓅭𓐟𓐠
zAbzꜣb𓃥
zHzḥ𓉱𓉲
zS𓏞𓏟
zSStzššt𓏣
zSnzšn𓆸
zbzb𓊄
zinzin𓌕
zmAzmꜣ𓄥
zmnzmn𓍖
zpzp𓊗
zwzw𓇳
zwnzwn𓌕
zxntzḫnt𓉽
zzmtzzmt𓃗

Hieroglyphs Using Gardiner Numbers

This keyboard converts the following Gardiner numbers to hieroglyphs when you press Spacebar:

SignNumber/Key
A
Man + His Occupations
𓀀a1
𓀁a2
𓀂a3
𓀃a4
𓀄a5
𓀅a5a
𓀆a6
𓀇a6a
𓀈a6b
𓀉a7
𓀊a8
𓀋a9
𓀌a10
𓀍a11
𓀎a12
𓀏a13
𓀐a14
𓀑a14a
𓀒a15
𓀓a16
𓀔a17
𓀕a17a
𓀖a18
𓀗a19
𓀘a20
𓀙a21
𓀚a22
𓀛a23
𓀜a24
𓀝a25
𓀞a26
𓀟a27
𓀠a28
𓀡a29
𓀢a30
𓀣a31
𓀤a32
𓀥a32a
𓀦a33
𓀧a34
𓀨a35
𓀩a36
𓀪a37
𓀫a38
𓀬a39
𓀭a40
𓀮a40a
𓀯a41
𓀰a42
𓀱a42a
𓀲a43
𓀳a43a
𓀴a44
𓀵a45
𓀶a45a
𓀷a46
𓀸a47
𓀹a48
𓀺a49
𓀻a50
𓀼a51
𓀽a52
𓀾a53
𓀿a54
𓁀a55
𓁁a56
𓁂a57
𓁃a58
𓁄a59
𓁅a60
𓁆a61
𓁇a62
𓁈a63
𓁉a64
𓁊a65
𓁋a66
𓁌a67
𓁍a68
𓁎a69
𓁏a70
B
Woman + Her Occupations
𓁐b1
𓁑b2
𓁒b3
𓁓b4
𓁔b5
𓁕b5a
𓁖b6
𓁗b7
𓁘b8
𓁙b9
C
Anthropomorphic Deities
𓁚c1
𓁛c2
𓁜c2a
𓁝c2b
𓁞c2c
𓁟c3
𓁠c4
𓁡c5
𓁢c6
𓁣c7
𓁤c8
𓁥c9
𓁦c10
𓁧c10a
𓁨c11
𓁩c12
𓁪c13
𓁫c14
𓁬c15
𓁭c16
𓁮c17
𓁯c18
𓁰c19
𓁱c20
𓁲c21
𓁳c22
𓁴c23
𓁵c24
D
Parts of the Human Body
𓁶d1
𓁷d2
𓁸d3
𓁹d4
𓁺d5
𓁻d6
𓁼d7
𓁽d8
𓁾d8a
𓁿d9
𓂀d10
𓂁d11
𓂂d12
𓂃d13
𓂄d14
𓂅d15
𓂆d16
𓂇d17
𓂈d18
𓂉d19
𓂊d20
𓂋d21
𓂌d22
𓂍d23
𓂎d24
𓂏d25
𓂐d26
𓂑d27
𓂒d27a
𓂓d28
𓂔d29
𓂕d30
𓂖d31
𓂗d31a
𓂘d32
𓂙d33
𓂚d34
𓂛d34a
𓂜d35
𓂝d36
𓂞d37
𓂟d38
𓂠d39
𓂡d40
𓂢d41
𓂣d42
𓂤d43
𓂥d44
𓂦d45
𓂧d46
𓂨d46a
𓂩d47
𓂪d48
𓂫d48a
𓂬d49
𓂭d50
𓂮d50a
𓂯d50b
𓂰d50c
𓂱d50d
𓂲d50e
𓂳d50f
𓂴d50g
𓂵d50h
𓂶d50i
𓂷d51
𓂸d52
𓂹d52a
𓂺d53
𓂻d54
𓂼d54a
𓂽d55
𓂾d56
𓂿d57
𓃀d58
𓃁d59
𓃂d60
𓃃d61
𓃄d62
𓃅d63
𓃆d64
𓃇d65
𓃈d66
𓃉d67
𓃊d67a
𓃋d67b
𓃌d67c
𓃍d67d
𓃎d67e
𓃏d67f
𓃐d67g
𓃑d67h
E
Mammals
𓃒e1
𓃓e2
𓃔e3
𓃕e4
𓃖e5
𓃗e6
𓃘e7
𓃙e8
𓃚e8a
𓃛e9
𓃜e9a
𓃝e10
𓃞e11
𓃟e12
𓃠e13
𓃡e14
𓃢e15
𓃣e16
𓃤e16a
𓃥e17
𓃦e17a
𓃧e18
𓃨e19
𓃩e20
𓃪e20a
𓃫e21
𓃬e22
𓃭e23
𓃮e24
𓃯e25
𓃰e26
𓃱e27
𓃲e28
𓃳e28a
𓃴e29
𓃵e30
𓃶e31
𓃷e32
𓃸e33
𓃹e34
𓃺e34a
𓃻e36
𓃼e37
𓃽e38
F
Parts of Mammals
𓃾f1
𓃿f1a
𓄀f2
𓄁f3
𓄂f4
𓄃f5
𓄄f6
𓄅f7
𓄆f8
𓄇f9
𓄈f10
𓄉f11
𓄊f12
𓄋f13
𓄌f13a
𓄍f14
𓄎f15
𓄏f16
𓄐f17
𓄑f18
𓄒f19
𓄓f20
𓄔f21
𓄕f21a
𓄖f22
𓄗f23
𓄘f24
𓄙f25
𓄚f26
𓄛f27
𓄜f28
𓄝f29
𓄞f30
𓄟f31
𓄠f31a
𓄡f32
𓄢f33
𓄣f34
𓄤f35
𓄥f36
𓄦f37
𓄧f37a
𓄨f38
𓄩f38a
𓄪f39
𓄫f40
𓄬f41
𓄭f42
𓄮f43
𓄯f44
𓄰f45
𓄱f45a
𓄲f46
𓄳f46a
𓄴f47
𓄵f47a
𓄶f48
𓄷f49
𓄸f50
𓄹f51
𓄺f51a
𓄻f51b
𓄼f51c
𓄽f52
𓄾f53
G
Birds
𓄿g1
𓅀g2
𓅁g3
𓅂g4
𓅃g5
𓅄g6
𓅅g6a
𓅆g7
𓅇g7a
𓅈g7b
𓅉g8
𓅊g9
𓅋g10
𓅌g11
𓅍g11a
𓅎g12
𓅏g13
𓅐g14
𓅑g15
𓅒g16
𓅓g17
𓅔g18
𓅕g19
𓅖g20
𓅗g20a
𓅘g21
𓅙g22
𓅚g23
𓅛g24
𓅜g25
𓅝g26
𓅞g26a
𓅟g27
𓅠g28
𓅡g29
𓅢g30
𓅣g31
𓅤g32
𓅥g33
𓅦g34
𓅧g35
𓅨g36
𓅩g36a
𓅪g37
𓅫g37a
𓅬g38
𓅭g39
𓅮g40
𓅯g41
𓅰g42
𓅱g43
𓅲g43a
𓅳g44
𓅴g45
𓅵g45a
𓅶g46
𓅷g47
𓅸g48
𓅹g49
𓅺g50
𓅻g51
𓅼g52
𓅽g53
𓅾g54
SignNumber/Key
H
Parts of Birds
𓅿h1
𓆀h2
𓆁h3
𓆂h4
𓆃h5
𓆄h6
𓆅h6a
𓆆h7
𓆇h8
I
Amphibians + Reptiles
𓆈i1
𓆉i2
𓆊i3
𓆋i4
𓆌i5
𓆍i5a
𓆎i6
𓆏i7
𓆐i8
𓆑i9
𓆒i9a
𓆓i10
𓆔i10a
𓆕i11
𓆖i11a
𓆗i12
𓆘i13
𓆙i14
𓆚i15
K
Fish + Parts of Fish
𓆛k1
𓆜k2
𓆝k3
𓆞k4
𓆟k5
𓆠k6
𓆡k7
𓆢k8
L
Invertebrates +
Other Animals
𓆣l1
𓆤l2
𓆥l2a
𓆦l3
𓆧l4
𓆨l5
𓆩l6
𓆪l6a
𓆫l7
𓆬l8
M
Trees + Other Plants
𓆭m1
𓆮m1a
𓆯m1b
𓆰m2
𓆱m3
𓆲m3a
𓆳m4
𓆴m5
𓆵m6
𓆶m7
𓆷m8
𓆸m9
𓆹m10
𓆺m10a
𓆻m11
𓆼m12
𓆽m12a
𓆾m12b
𓆿m12c
𓇀m12d
𓇁m12e
𓇂m12f
𓇃m12g
𓇄m12h
𓇅m13
𓇆m14
𓇇m15
𓇈m15a
𓇉m16
𓇊m16a
𓇋m17
𓇌m17a
𓇍m18
𓇎m19
𓇏m20
𓇐m21
𓇑m22
𓇒m22a
𓇓m23
𓇔m24
𓇕m24a
𓇖m25
𓇗m26
𓇘m27
𓇙m28
𓇚m28a
𓇛m29
𓇜m30
𓇝m31
𓇞m31a
𓇟m32
𓇠m33
𓇡m33a
𓇢m33b
𓇣m34
𓇤m35
𓇥m36
𓇦m37
𓇧m38
𓇨m39
𓇩m40
𓇪m40a
𓇫m41
𓇬m42
𓇭m43
𓇮m44
N
Sky, Earth + Water
𓇯n1
𓇰n2
𓇱n3
𓇲n4
𓇳n5
𓇴n6
𓇵n7
𓇶n8
𓇷n9
𓇸n10
𓇹n11
𓇺n12
𓇻n13
𓇼n14
𓇽n15
𓇾n16
𓇿n17
𓈀n18
𓈁n18a
𓈂n18b
𓈃n19
𓈄n20
𓈅n21
𓈆n22
𓈇n23
𓈈n24
𓈉n25
𓈊n25a
𓈋n26
𓈌n27
𓈍n28
𓈎n29
𓈏n30
𓈐n31
𓈑n32
𓈒n33
𓈓n33a
𓈔n34
𓈕n34a
𓈖n35
𓈗n35a
𓈘n36
𓈙n37
𓈚n37a
𓈛n38
𓈜n39
𓈝n40
𓈞n41
𓈟n42
𓈠nl1
𓈡nl2
𓈢nl3
𓈣nl4
𓈤nl5
𓈥nl5a
𓈦nl6
𓈧nl7
𓈨nl8
𓈩nl9
𓈪nl10
𓈫nl11
𓈬nl12
𓈭nl13
𓈮nl14
𓈯nl15
𓈰nl16
𓈱nl17
𓈲nl17a
𓈳nl18
𓈴nl19
𓈵nl20
𓈶nu1
𓈷nu2
𓈸nu3
𓈹nu4
𓈺nu5
𓈻nu6
𓈼nu7
𓈽nu8
𓈾nu9
𓈿nu10
𓉀nu10a
𓉁nu11
𓉂nu11a
𓉃nu12
𓉄nu13
𓉅nu14
𓉆nu15
𓉇nu16
𓉈nu17
𓉉nu18
𓉊nu18a
𓉋nu19
𓉌nu20
𓉍nu21
𓉎nu22
𓉏nu22a
O
Buildings +
Parts of Buildings
𓉐o1
𓉑o1a
𓉒o2
𓉓o3
𓉔o4
𓉕o5
𓉖o5a
𓉗o6
𓉘o6a
𓉙o6b
𓉚o6c
𓉛o6d
𓉜o6e
𓉝o6f
𓉞o7
𓉟o8
𓉠o9
𓉡o10
𓉢o10a
𓉣o10b
𓉤o10c
𓉥o11
𓉦o12
𓉧o13
𓉨o14
𓉩o15
𓉪o16
𓉫o17
𓉬o18
𓉭o19
𓉮o19a
𓉯o20
𓉰o20a
𓉱o21
𓉲o22
𓉳o23
𓉴o24
𓉵o24a
𓉶o25
𓉷o25a
𓉸o26
𓉹o27
𓉺o28
𓉻o29
𓉼o29a
𓉽o30
𓉾o30a
𓉿o31
𓊀o32
𓊁o33
𓊂o33a
𓊃o34
𓊄o35
𓊅o36
𓊆o36a
𓊇o36b
𓊈o36c
𓊉o36d
𓊊o37
𓊋o38
𓊌o39
𓊍o40
𓊎o41
𓊏o42
𓊐o43
𓊑o44
𓊒o45
𓊓o46
𓊔o47
𓊕o48
𓊖o49
𓊗o50
𓊘o50a
𓊙o50b
𓊚o51
P
Ships + Parts of Ships
𓊛p1
𓊜p1a
𓊝p2
𓊞p3
𓊟p3a
𓊠p4
𓊡p5
𓊢p6
𓊣p7
𓊤p8
𓊥p9
𓊦p10
𓊧p11
Q
Furniture
𓊨q1
𓊩q2
𓊪q3
𓊫q4
𓊬q5
𓊭q6
𓊮q7
R
Temple
𓊯r1
𓊰r2
𓊱r2a
𓊲r3
𓊳r3a
𓊴r3b
𓊵r4
𓊶r5
𓊷r6
𓊸r7
𓊹r8
𓊺r9
𓊻r10
𓊼r10a
𓊽r11
𓊾r12
𓊿r13
𓋀r14
𓋁r15
𓋂r16
𓋃r16a
𓋄r17
𓋅r18
𓋆r19
𓋇r20
𓋈r21
𓋉r22
𓋊r23
𓋋r24
𓋌r25
𓋍r26
𓋎r27
𓋏r28
𓋐r29
SignNumber/Key
S
Crowns + Staffs
𓋑s1
𓋒s2
𓋓s2a
𓋔s3
𓋕s4
𓋖s5
𓋗s6
𓋘s6a
𓋙s7
𓋚s8
𓋛s9
𓋜s10
𓋝s11
𓋞s12
𓋟s13
𓋠s14
𓋡s14a
𓋢s14b
𓋣s15
𓋤s16
𓋥s17
𓋦s17a
𓋧s18
𓋨s19
𓋩s20
𓋪s21
𓋫s22
𓋬s23
𓋭s24
𓋮s25
𓋯s26
𓋰s26a
𓋱s26b
𓋲s27
𓋳s28
𓋴s29
𓋵s30
𓋶s31
𓋷s32
𓋸s33
𓋹s34
𓋺s35
𓋻s35a
𓋼s36
𓋽s37
𓋾s38
𓋿s39
𓌀s40
𓌁s41
𓌂s42
𓌃s43
𓌄s44
𓌅s45
𓌆s46
T
War, Hunting + Butchery
𓌇t1
𓌈t2
𓌉t3
𓌊t3a
𓌋t4
𓌌t5
𓌍t6
𓌎t7
𓌏t7a
𓌐t8
𓌑t8a
𓌒t9
𓌓t9a
𓌔t10
𓌕t11
𓌖t11a
𓌗t12
𓌘t13
𓌙t14
𓌚t15
𓌛t16
𓌜t16a
𓌝t17
𓌞t18
𓌟t19
𓌠t20
𓌡t21
𓌢t22
𓌣t23
𓌤t24
𓌥t25
𓌦t26
𓌧t27
𓌨t28
𓌩t29
𓌪t30
𓌫t31
𓌬t32
𓌭t32a
𓌮t33
𓌯t33a
𓌰t34
𓌱t35
𓌲t36
U
Agriculture + Crafts
𓌳u1
𓌴u2
𓌵u3
𓌶u4
𓌷u5
𓌸u6
𓌹u6a
𓌺u6b
𓌻u7
𓌼u8
𓌽u9
𓌾u10
𓌿u11
𓍀u12
𓍁u13
𓍂u14
𓍃u15
𓍄u16
𓍅u17
𓍆u18
𓍇u19
𓍈u20
𓍉u21
𓍊u22
𓍋u23
𓍌u23a
𓍍u24
𓍎u25
𓍏u26
𓍐u27
𓍑u28
𓍒u29
𓍓u29a
𓍔u30
𓍕u31
𓍖u32
𓍗u32a
𓍘u33
𓍙u34
𓍚u35
𓍛u36
𓍜u37
𓍝u38
𓍞u39
𓍟u40
𓍠u41
𓍡u42
V
Rope, Fiber, Baskets, etc
𓍢v1
𓍣v1a
𓍤v1b
𓍥v1c
𓍦v1d
𓍧v1e
𓍨v1f
𓍩v1g
𓍪v1h
𓍫v1i
𓍬v2
𓍭v2a
𓍮v3
𓍯v4
𓍰v5
𓍱v6
𓍲v7
𓍳v7a
𓍴v7b
𓍵v8
𓍶v9
𓍷v10
𓍸v11
𓍹v11a
𓍺v11b
𓍻v11c
𓍼v12
𓍽v12a
𓍾v12b
𓍿v13
𓎀v14
𓎁v15
𓎂v16
𓎃v17
𓎄v18
𓎅v19
𓎆v20
𓎇v20a
𓎈v20b
𓎉v20c
𓎊v20d
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W
Stoneware + Pottery
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Loaves + Cakes
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Y
Writing, Games + Music
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Z
Geometric Figures
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AA
Unclassified
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Additional Information

Available Methods for Typing Hieroglyphs

There are three ways to display Ancient Egyptian on a computer:

Unicode

This keyboard uses Unicode, the international standard for computer encoding all the world's languages. Hieroglyphs written in Unicode can be treated just like Latin text. They can be searched, sorted, copied and pasted, entered into forms on websites, and typed into word processors. The unfortunate consequence of this versatility is that Unicode text cannot be displayed like real Ancient Egyptian without a great deal of effort. In standard use, anything typed using Unicode will display as a single-file line of characters like a modern alphabet.

This isn't a problem for many situations. If you're sending a short bit of text to a colleague, and you're more concerned with content than formatting, Unicode allows you to type hieroglyphs directly into an email. It also makes algorithmic processing of Ancient Egyptian texts considerably easier. On the other hand, if you need the glyphs to be stacked and aligned properly, you should consider the next option.

A Hieroglyphic Text Editor

This is the best way to input hieroglyphs when formatting is a primary concern, i.e. when the text has to look exactly as it would have on a temple wall. These programs provide full control over the placement, size, and orientation of each glyph. The downside is that any text made in a program like this has to be rendered as a graphic before it can be used anywhere else. Once it becomes a graphic, it is impossible to make any changes to the text. It also cannot be entered into text boxes, searched, processed by a computer program, etc.

If proper formatting is an important issue, try using JSesh instead of this keyboard. JSesh is a free, open-source hieroglyphic text editor that provides an extraordinary level of control over formatting.

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An Image

Although it is possible to display hieroglyphs by putting them all in a jpeg, and though many websites still do this, this approach should be avoided at all costs. It is a terrible way to present information. The availability of the first two options should preclude the need to ever display Ancient Egyptian this way ever again.

Keyboard Authorship

This keyboard was created by Christian Casey for Right Said Languages, a project designed to provide free resources to students of Ancient Egyptian languages.

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