Egyp
ISO #50
Egyptian_Hieroglyphs
Egyptian hieroglyphs
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Overview
Script PropertiesScript NameEgyptian_HieroglyphsISO 15924 CodeEgyp#50Script TypeLogographicUnicode Since5.2October 1, 2009
Writing Direction
→ LTR

Left-to-right (LTR).

Unicode BlocksEgyptian HieroglyphsU+13000–U+1342FEgyptian Hieroglyph Format ControlsU+13430–U+1345FEgyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-AU+13460–U+143FF
No. of Characters5,105
Category Mix
Lo5,073Other LetterMn16Nonspacing MarkCf16Format
Script Features
Shaping & Rendering
• Contextual shaping affects glyph forms
• Mark positioning influences readability
• Rendering depends on shaping engine support
Character Repertoire
• Letters and combining marks
• Digits and punctuation where present
• Extended blocks may add additional signs