The following is a list of commonly used hieroglyphs as organized by Sir Alan H. Gardiner in his Egyptian Grammar. The signs are organized into 26 main categories followed by 3 sections that list hieroglyphs by their shape. Choose from any of the links below to guide yourself to a specific category.
Gardiner Number | Hieroglyph | Description of Glyph |
Details |
S1 | White crown of Upper Egypt | Det. or Ideo. in ḥḏt “white crown.” | |
S2 | Combination of S1 + V30 | Det. or Ideo. in ḥḏt “white crown.” | |
S3 | Red crown of Lower Egypt | Phono. n. Det. or Ideo in dšrt “Red Crown.” | |
S4 | Combination of S3 + V30 | Use as S3. | |
S5 | Combination of red and white crown | Det. or Ideo. in sḫmty “double crown.” | |
S6 | Combination of S5 + V30 | Use as S5. | |
S7 | Blue Crown | Det. or Ideo. in ḫprš “blue crown.” | |
S8 | Atef crown | Det. or Ideo. in 3tf “atef crown.” | |
S9 | Double plumes | Det. or Ideo. in šwty “double plumes.” | |
S10 | Headband | Phono mḏḥ. In mḏḥ “fillet.” | |
S11 | Collar | Phono. wsḫ. In wsḫ “collar,” swsḫ “widen.” | |
S12 | Collar of beads | Det. or Ideo. in nbw “gold,” ḥḏ “silver.” | |
S13 | Combination of S12 + D58 | Phono. nb. | |
14 | Combination of S12 + T3 | Ideo. in ḥḏ “silver.” | |
S14a | Combination of S12 + S40 | Ideo. in ḏʿm “electrum.” | |
S15 | Faience pectoral | Det. or Ideo. in ṯḥn “sparkle,” ṯḥnt “faience.” | |
S16 | Var. of S15 | Use as S15. | |
S17 | Var of S15 | Use as S15 | |
S18 | Bead necklace | Det. or Ideo. in mnit “bead necklace.” | |
S19 | Necklace and cylinder seal | Ideo. in sḏ3wty “treasurer,” sḏ3w “precious.” Det. or Ideo. in ḫtm “seal.” | |
S20 | Necklace and cylinder seal | Ideo. in ḫtm “seal.” |
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S21 | Ring | Det. in iwʿw, ʿʿw, sšw “ring.” | |
S22 | Shoulder knot | Phono. sṯ. Det. or Ideo. in t3-wr “port.” | |
S23 | Knotted cloth | Phono dmḏ. In dmḏ “unite.” | |
S24 | Knotted belt | Phono. ṯs. In ṯs “tie, bind.” | |
S25 | Garment with ties | Ideo. in iʿ3w “guide.” | |
S26 | Apron | Det. or Ideo. in šndyt “apron.” | |
S27 | Horizontal strips of cloth | Det. or Ideo. in mnḫt “clothing.” | |
S28 | Cloth with fringe + S29 | Det. in ḥbs “clothing,” ḥ3p “conceal,” kfi “uncover.” | |
S29 | Folded cloth | Phono. s. In ʿnḫ.(w) (w)ḏ3 snb “may he live, be prosperous, be healthy.” (L.P.H.) | |
S30 | Combination of S29 + I9 | Phono. sf. In sf “yesterday.” | |
S31 | Combination of S29 + U1 | Phono. sm3. In sm3 “fighting bull.” | |
S32 | Cloth iwht fringe | Phono. si3. In si3t “fringed cloth.” | |
S33 | Sandal | Ideo. in ṯbt “sandal,” ṯbw “sandal maker.” | |
S34 | Sandal strap | Phono. ʿnḫ. In ʿnḫ “live,” ʿnḫ “sandal strap.” | |
S35 | Sunshade | Ideo. in šwt “shadow, shade.” | |
S36 | Var. of S35 | Use as S35 | |
S37 | Fan | Det. or Ideo. in ḫw “fan.” | |
S38 | Crook | Phono. ḥq3. In ḥq3 “rule,” ḥq3t “scepter.” | |
S39 | Crook | Phono ʿwt. In ʿwt “flock.” | |
S40 | Scepter with Seth animal | Phono. w3s. In w3s “w3s-scepter.” Ideo. in i3tt “milk, cream.” | |
S41 | Scepter with spiral shaft and Seth animal | Phono. ḏʿm. In ḏʿm “fine gold.” | |
S42 | Scepter | Phono. sḫm. In sḫm “have power,” sḫm “scepter.” Det. or Ideo. in ḫrp “manage, at head.” | |
S43 | Staff | Phono. md. In mdw “speak.” | |
S44 | Staff with flail | Det. or Ideo. in 3ms “staff.” | |
S45 | Flail | Det. or Ideo. in nḫ3ḫ3w “flail.” |