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Character	Name	Code point	Alt code	HTML	LaTeX
	U+13080. The Eye of Horus, or wedjat eye: well-being, healing and protection, and one of the most common motifs for amulets. Gardiner D10. Unicode's description: an eye, with the markings of the head of a falcon. Unicode lists it as a logogram (udjat eye), value wḏꜣ.t. Unicode 5.2, 2009.
	U+132F9. The ankh, the sign of life. The plain symbol ☥ is under Plain relatives. Gardiner S34. Unicode's description: a tie or strap, used with sandals (ankh sign). Unicode lists it as a logogram (life), value ꜥnḫ.
	U+131A3. The scarab. Khepri, the scarab-faced god, stood for the rising sun. Gardiner L1. Unicode's description: a dung beetle, scarab (scarabaeus sacer). Unicode lists it as a logogram (to become), value ḫpr.
	U+13143. The Horus falcon. Gardiner G5. Unicode's description: a falcon. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Horus), value ḥr.
	U+13197. The uraeus: the upright cobra, a symbol of sovereignty and of the goddess Wadjet. Gardiner I12. Unicode's description: a cobra (Naja haje), standing up, with expanded hood (uraeus), with a coiled tail. Unicode lists it as a classifier: female divinity.
	U+16A0. Elder Futhark rune 1 of 24, transliterated f. Reconstructed name fehu: cattle, wealth. Its Unicode name strings together three traditions' names for the rune, fehu, feoh and fe, and then the letter. Unicode 3.0, 1999.
	U+16A2. Elder Futhark rune 2 of 24, transliterated u. Reconstructed name ūruz, uncertain: aurochs.
	U+1202D. Dingir, the Sumerian word for god or goddess. Written before a god's name it is a silent marker, as in the god names in the Cuneiform group. Unicode 5.0, 2006.
	U+12217. Lugal, the Sumerian for king or ruler. Literally big man: 𒇽 is man and 𒃲 is great.
	U+10900. Letter 1 of 22, also spelled alp. Its name means ox, head of cattle. Descendants: Greek Α; Latin A. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter א. Phoenician runs right to left. Unicode 5.0, 2006.
	U+10080. Sign 100: a man. Linear B wrote Mycenaean Greek. Its ideograms symbolize objects or commodities and have no sound value. Unicode 4.0, 2003.
	U+2625. The ankh as a plain symbol. In Unicode since 1.1, 1993, so it is one of the safest characters on this page. The hieroglyph is 𓋹.
	U+132BD. The djed pillar: stability, commonly understood as the spine of Osiris. Gardiner R11. Unicode's description: a column imitating a bundle of stalks tied together. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value ḏd.
	U+13300. The was sceptre: power and dominion. Gardiner S40. Unicode's description: a sceptre with a straight shaft, a forked base, topped with the head of the Seth animal. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value wꜣs.
	U+133AC. The tyet, sometimes called the knot of Isis. Gardiner V39. Unicode describes it, in short, as a tie or straps with a loop at the top. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Tit-amulet).
	U+13376. The shen ring: eternal protection. Gardiner V9. Unicode's description: a cartouche in a round form. Unicode lists it as a logogram (to surround, to encircle).
	U+13377. The cartouche: the oval that marks a royal name, in essence a stretched shen ring. Gardiner V10. Unicode's description: an oval cartouche. Unicode lists it as a logogram (name), value rn.
	U+13184. The feather. Maat's ostrich feather stands for truth. Gardiner H6. Unicode's description: a feather. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value šw.
	U+13066. Maat, goddess of truth, balance and justice. Gardiner C10. Unicode describes it, in short, as goddess, seated, with a feather on her head. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Maat), value mꜣꜥ.t.
	U+1305F. The god Thoth. Gardiner C3. Unicode describes it, in short, as god, seated, with the head of an ibis. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Thoth), value ḏhwty.
	U+1315D. The ibis of Thoth. Gardiner G26. Unicode describes it, in short, as an African sacred ibis on top of a standard. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Thoth), value ḏḥwty.
	U+130E2. The Anubis jackal. Gardiner E15. Unicode's description: a jackal, lying down, tail downwards. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Anubis).
	U+1305A. The god Re. Gardiner C1. Unicode describes it, in short, as god, seated, with the sun, encircled by a cobra, on its head. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Re), value rꜥ.
	U+131F3. Gardiner N5. Unicode's description: the sun, within a halo. Unicode lists it as a logogram (the sun, Re), value rꜥ.
	U+1320C. Gardiner N27. Unicode describes it, in short, as the sun rising over a sand covered mountain. Unicode lists it as a logogram (horizon), value ꜣḫ.t.
	U+131FC. Gardiner N14. Unicode's description: a star. Unicode lists it as a logogram (star), value sbꜣ.
	U+13093. The ka sign. Gardiner D28. Unicode describes it, in short, as two arms, raised upwards. Unicode lists it as a logogram (spirit, essence), value kꜣ.
	U+1317D. The ba sign. Gardiner G53. Unicode describes it, in short, as a bowl for incense, written in front of the legs of a human headed bird. Unicode lists it as a logogram (soul), value bꜣ.
	U+13123. Gardiner F34. Unicode's description: a heart without internal detail. Unicode lists it as a logogram (heart, mind, wish).
	U+13124. The nefer sign. Gardiner F35. Unicode's description: a windpipe and heart, with a single horizontal stroke at the top. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value nfr.
	U+132B9. Gardiner R8. Unicode's description: a cloth wound on a pole, an emblem of divinity. Unicode lists it as a logogram (god), value nṯr.
	U+132D1. Gardiner S1. Unicode's description: the white crown of Upper Egypt. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value ḥḏ.
	U+132D4. Gardiner S3. Unicode's description: the red crown of Lower Egypt. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value n.
	U+132D6. Gardiner S5. Unicode describes it, in short, as the union of the red crown of Lower Egypt and the white crown of Upper Egypt. Unicode lists it as a classifier: double crown.
	U+132FE. Gardiner S38. Unicode's description: a crook. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value ḥḳꜣ.
	U+13305. Gardiner S45. Unicode describes it, in short, as a flagellum or flail. Unicode lists it as a logogram (flagellum), value nḫꜣḫꜣ.
	U+132A8. Gardiner Q1. Unicode's description: a seat. Unicode lists it as a logogram (seat, throne, place), value s.t.
	U+13276. Gardiner O25. Unicode's description: an obelisk, with base. Unicode lists it as a classifier: obelisk.
	U+133DE. Gardiner Y3. Unicode's description: a scribe's kit, consisting of a palette, ink or paint pouch and a reed pen. Unicode lists it as a logogram (scribe), value sš.
	U+1329B. Gardiner P1. Unicode describes it, in short, as a boat, on top of a rectangle representing water. Unicode lists it as a classifier: movement.
	U+131B8. Gardiner M9. Unicode describes it, in short, as a lotus flower. Unicode lists it as a classifier: lotus flower.
	U+130ED. Gardiner E23. Unicode describes it, in short, as a lion, lying down. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value rw.
	U+130E0. Gardiner E13. Unicode describes it, in short, as a cat, seated. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign.
	U+1318A. Gardiner I3. Unicode's description: a Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). Unicode lists it as a classifier: aggression.
	U+130FE. This ox head is given as the origin of Phoenician 𐤀, and so of A. Gardiner F1. Unicode describes it, in short, as the head of a bovid (ox). Unicode lists it as a classifier: bull, ox, cattle.
	U+13079. A plain eye, not the Eye of Horus. Gardiner D4. Unicode's description: an eye. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign.
	U+13000. Gardiner A1. Unicode describes it, in short, as man, seated. Unicode lists it as a classifier: human being.
	U+13050. Gardiner B1. Unicode describes it, in short, as woman, seated. Unicode lists it as a classifier: female.
	U+16A6. Elder Futhark rune 3 of 24, transliterated þ. Reconstructed name þurisaz, uncertain: giant, monster. The Latin letter þ, thorn, was borrowed from it.
	U+16A8. Elder Futhark rune 4 of 24, transliterated a. Reconstructed name ansuz: god, one of the Æsir.
	U+16B1. Elder Futhark rune 5 of 24, transliterated r. Reconstructed name raidō: ride, journey.
	U+16B2. Elder Futhark rune 6 of 24, transliterated k (c). Reconstructed name kauną, uncertain: boil.
	U+16B7. Elder Futhark rune 7 of 24, transliterated g. Reconstructed name gebō: gift.
	U+16B9. Elder Futhark rune 8 of 24, transliterated w. Reconstructed name wunjō: joy. The Old English letter ƿ, wynn, was borrowed from it.
	U+16BA. Elder Futhark rune 9 of 24, transliterated h. Reconstructed name hagalaz: hail. Also drawn ᚻ, U+16BB.
	U+16BE. Elder Futhark rune 10 of 24, transliterated n. Reconstructed name naudiz: need, affliction.
	U+16C1. Elder Futhark rune 11 of 24, transliterated i. Reconstructed name īsaz: ice.
	U+16C3. Elder Futhark rune 12 of 24, transliterated j. Reconstructed name jēra-: year, good year, harvest.
	U+16C7. Elder Futhark rune 13 of 24, transliterated ï (æ). Reconstructed name ī(h)waz, uncertain: yew-tree.
	U+16C8. Elder Futhark rune 14 of 24, transliterated p. Reconstructed name perþō, uncertain. Its meaning is unknown.
	U+16C9. Elder Futhark rune 15 of 24, transliterated z. Reconstructed name algiz, uncertain: elk.
	U+16CA. Elder Futhark rune 16 of 24, transliterated s. Reconstructed name sōwilō: sun. Also drawn ᛋ, U+16CB.
	U+16CF. Elder Futhark rune 17 of 24, transliterated t. Reconstructed name tīwaz: Tiwaz, the god Tyr.
	U+16D2. Elder Futhark rune 18 of 24, transliterated b. Reconstructed name berkanan: birch.
	U+16D6. Elder Futhark rune 19 of 24, transliterated e. Reconstructed name ehwaz: horse.
	U+16D7. Elder Futhark rune 20 of 24, transliterated m. Reconstructed name mannaz: man, human.
	U+16DA. Elder Futhark rune 21 of 24, transliterated l. Reconstructed name laguz, uncertain: water, liquid.
	U+16DC. Elder Futhark rune 22 of 24, transliterated ŋ. Reconstructed name ingwaz: Ing, the god Yngvi.
	U+16DF. Elder Futhark rune 23 of 24, transliterated o. Reconstructed name ōþala-: inheritance, household.
	U+16DE. Elder Futhark rune 24 of 24, transliterated d. Reconstructed name dagaz: day.
	U+16EB. A word divider: one dot. Unicode files it under Punctuation in the Runic block.
	U+16EC. A word divider: two dots, one above the other.
	U+16ED. A word divider in the shape of a small cross.
	U+121FD. Lú, man: the first half of 𒈗, king.
	U+120F2. Gal, great or big: the second half of 𒈗, king, and of 𒂍𒃲, palace.
	U+121A0. The sign for earth. It also marks place names.
	U+1208D. É, the Sumerian word or symbol for house or temple.
	U+12097. En, lord or priest: the start of the names Enki and Enlil.
	U+12000. The vowel a. As a Sumerogram it also writes the Akkadian word for water. It is the first character of the Cuneiform block.
	U+12313. With 𒀭 before it, this sign writes the name of the sun god Utu, called Shamash in Akkadian.
	U+12239. With 𒀭 before it, this sign writes the name of the goddess Inanna.
	U+12111. The sign for wood, written before the names of things made of wood. It is the second sign of Gilgamesh's name.
	U+12079. One vertical wedge. Babylonian numbers used it to count units.
	U+1230B. One corner wedge. Babylonian numbers used it to count tens.
	Made of U+1230B and U+12079. One 𒌋 for ten and one 𒁹 for a unit. The two signs wrote every digit up to 59, and the system was base 60.
	Made of U+1202D and U+12239. The silent god sign, then her own sign. Inanna, later Ishtar, was Queen of Heaven and goddess of love, war and fertility.
	Made of U+1202D, U+12097 and U+121A0. The silent god sign, then en, lord, and ki, earth.
	Made of U+1202D, U+12097 and U+121A4. The silent god sign, then en, lord, and the sign 𒆤. Enlil was the god of the wind, the earth and storms.
	Made of U+1202D and U+12313. The silent god sign, then the sun sign: the sun god Utu, called Shamash in Akkadian.
	Made of U+1208D and U+120F2. É.GAL, palace, literally big house: the house sign and the sign for great.
	Made of U+1202D, U+12111, U+12086 and U+12226. The Akkadian spelling of the name of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. It opens with the silent god sign.
	U+10901. Letter 2 of 22. Its name means house. Descendants: Greek Β; Latin B. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ב.
	U+10902. Letter 3 of 22. Its name means throwing stick (or camel). Descendants: Greek Γ; Latin C and G. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ג.
	U+10903. Letter 4 of 22, also spelled dalt. Its name means door (or fish). Descendants: Greek Δ; Latin D. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ד.
	U+10904. Letter 5 of 22. Its name means window. Descendants: Greek Ε; Latin E. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ה.
	U+10905. Letter 6 of 22, also spelled waw. Its name means hook. Descendants: Greek Υ; Latin F, U, V, W and Y. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ו.
	U+10906. Letter 7 of 22, also spelled zen. Its name means weapon. Descendants: Greek Ζ; Latin Z. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ז.
	U+10907. Letter 8 of 22. Its name may mean courtyard or wall. Descendants: Greek Η; Latin H. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ח.
	U+10908. Letter 9 of 22. Its name means wheel. Descendants: Greek Θ. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ט.
	U+10909. Letter 10 of 22. Its name means arm, hand. Descendants: Greek Ι; Latin I and J. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter י.
	U+1090A. Letter 11 of 22, also spelled kap. Its name means palm of a hand. Descendants: Greek Κ; Latin K. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter כ.
	U+1090B. Letter 12 of 22. Its name means goad. Descendants: Greek Λ; Latin L. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ל.
	U+1090C. Letter 13 of 22. Its name means water. Descendants: Greek Μ; Latin M. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter מ.
	U+1090D. Letter 14 of 22. Its name means serpent (or fish). Descendants: Greek Ν; Latin N. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter נ.
	U+1090E. Letter 15 of 22, also spelled samk. Its name may mean pillar. Descendants: Greek Ξ. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ס.
	U+1090F. Letter 16 of 22, also spelled en. Its name means eye. Descendants: Greek Ο and Ω; Latin O. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ע.
	U+10910. Letter 17 of 22. Its name means mouth (or corner). Descendants: Greek Π; Latin P. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter פ.
	U+10911. Letter 18 of 22. Its name may mean papyrus plant or fish hook. Descendants: the archaic Greek letter Ϻ. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter צ.
	U+10912. Letter 19 of 22, also spelled qop. Its name means monkey or needle. Descendants: Greek Φ; Latin Q. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ק.
	U+10913. Letter 20 of 22. Its name means head. Descendants: Greek Ρ; Latin R. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ר.
	U+10914. Letter 21 of 22. Its name means tooth (or sun). Descendants: Greek Σ; Latin S. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ש.
	U+10915. Letter 22 of 22, also spelled taw. Its name means mark. Descendants: Greek Τ; Latin T. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ת.
	U+1091F. The mark between words. Unicode's note: sometimes shown with a glyph for a short vertical bar.
	U+10081. Sign 102: a woman.
	U+10082. Sign 104: a deer.
	U+10083. Sign 105: an equid.
	U+10086. Sign 106 marked female: the ewe. The ram is 𐂇, U+10087.
	U+10087. Sign 106 marked male: the ram. The ewe is 𐂆, U+10086.
	U+10088. Sign 107 marked female: the she-goat. The he-goat is 𐂉, U+10089.
	U+1008B. Sign 108 marked male: the boar. The sow is 𐂊, U+1008A.
	U+1008C. Sign 109 marked female: the cow. The bull is 𐂍, U+1008D.
	U+1008D. Sign 109 marked male: the bull. The cow is 𐂌, U+1008C.
	U+1008E. Sign 120: wheat.
	U+1008F. Sign 121: barley.
	U+10090. Sign 122: olive.
	U+10095. Sign 130: oil.
	U+10096. Sign 131: wine.
	U+1009A. Sign 140: bronze.
	U+1009B. Sign 141: gold.
	U+1009D. Sign 145: wool.
	U+100A7. Sign 159: cloth.
	U+100AB. Sign 163: armour.
	U+100B5. Sign 173: a month.
	U+100B7. Sign 176: a tree.
	U+100C3. Sign 191: a helmet.
	U+100C4. Sign 220: a footstool.
	U+100C5. Sign 225: a bathtub.
	U+100C6. Sign 230: a spear.
	U+100C7. Sign 231: an arrow.
	U+100C9. Sign 233: a sword.
	U+100CC. Sign 240: a wheeled chariot.
	U+100CF. Sign 243: a wheel.
	U+100E8. Sign 209, one of the 29 vessel ideograms. It is the one Unicode points to from 🏺, the amphora emoji.
	U+10196. The denarius, the standard Roman silver coin from about 211 BC. It was worth 10 asses, later 16. Unicode 5.1, 2008.
	U+10197. The quinarius, a silver coin worth half a denarius.
	U+10198. The sestertius: two and a half asses, a quarter of a denarius. Coins also show it as IIS.
	U+10199. The dupondius, a coin worth two asses.
	U+1019A. The as, a bronze and later copper coin. The other coins are counted in asses. Unicode points to ⌿, U+233F.
	U+10190. A sixth of a libra, the Roman pound. Unicode points to =, U+003D.
	U+10191. A twelfth of a libra, the Roman pound. Uncia means a twelfth, and it is the origin of the words inch and ounce. Unicode points to -, U+002D.
	U+10192. Half an uncia. Unicode points to £, U+00A3.
	U+10193. A sixth of an uncia. Unicode points to Ꙅ, U+A644.
	U+10194. A twelfth of an uncia: half a sextula.
	U+10195. 1/144 of an uncia. Siliqua means carob seed, and its English name is carat.
	U+1019B. Unicode files it under Other Roman epigraphic symbols. A centuria was a Roman army unit, originally of 100 men.
	U+00FE. The rune ᚦ, borrowed into Latin script. Unicode's note: Icelandic, Old English, phonetics. In HTML, þ.
	U+01BF. The rune ᚹ, borrowed into Latin script for Old English. Unicode's alias is wen, and it notes that w replaced it in modern transcriptions.
	U+2627. Not in an ancient block: Unicode points here from the staurogram, 𐆠. Its aliases are Constantine's cross, Christogram. Unicode 1.1, 1993.
	U+1F3FA. An emoji, not an ancient character, but Unicode points from it to the Linear B vessel 𐃨. Unicode 8.0, 2015. It has emoji presentation, so expect a colour picture.
	U+1019C. Unicode files it under Other Roman epigraphic symbols. Unicode 13.0, 2020.
	U+101A0. The staurogram: the Greek letters tau and rho in one sign, first used to abbreviate stauros, cross, in very early New Testament manuscripts. Unicode's alias is rho-cross, staurogram, and it sits in the Ancient Symbols block. Unicode 7.0, 2014.
	U+101D1. Sign 02 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 19 times. No sign appears more often. The disc, found on Crete in 1908, is undeciphered. Unicode 5.1, 2008.
	U+101D6. Sign 07 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 18 times.
	U+101DB. Sign 12 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 17 times.
	U+101EA. Sign 27 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 15 times.
	U+101F5. Sign 38 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 4 times. It is the sign at the centre of side A.
	U+101D0. Sign 01 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 11 times.
	U+101EE. Sign 31 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 5 times.
	U+101E8. Sign 25 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 7 times.

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How it works

𓂀 is the Eye of Horus, the first of 169 ancient symbols. Then come 40 more hieroglyphs, the 24 Elder Futhark runes with their meanings, cuneiform signs and gods' names, the 22 Phoenician letters, Linear B ideograms and Roman coin signs.

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Gods' names in cuneiform

Seven cuneiform rows are whole words. Five are names that open with 𒀭, dingir, the silent sign for a god: 𒀭𒈹 is Inanna and 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦 is Gilgamesh.

If you see empty boxes

These scripts joined Unicode late: runes in 1999, Linear B in 2003, Phoenician and cuneiform in 2006, the Roman signs in 2008, hieroglyphs in 2009. A device with no font for a script draws an empty box, though the character still copies. ☥, ☧ and þ date from 1993 and sit under Plain relatives. The last 10 rows need a rarer font: the Phaistos Disc signs, 𐆜 and 𐆠.

Tips

The Unicode block named Ancient Symbols holds no hieroglyphs or runes: 13 Roman signs, 𐆖 for the denarius among them, and one Greek monogram.
A rune's Unicode name is several names in a row. ᚠ is fehu feoh fe F: Elder Futhark, Anglo-Saxon, Younger Futhark, then the letter.
The Phaistos Disc was made by pressing a stamp for each sign into soft clay, an early example of movable type. Nobody has read it.

Questions and answers

Which Eye of Horus symbol can I copy and paste?

𓂀, the first row: Egyptian hieroglyph D010, U+13080, which Unicode describes as an eye with the markings of the head of a falcon. The wedjat eye stood for well-being, healing and protection. 𓁹 is the plain eye.

What do the rune symbols mean?

Each Elder Futhark rune has a reconstructed name, and the name is a word: ᚠ fehu is cattle or wealth, ᚢ ūruz aurochs, ᛏ the god Tyr. Some names are uncertain, and the meaning of ᛈ is unknown. All 24 are under Runes, in order.

Can I write my name in runes or hieroglyphs?

Each rune row gives the letter it stands for, so ᚠ is f and ᚱ is r, and a name can be copied one rune at a time. For hieroglyphs, the Egyptian font generator on this site turns typed letters into signs.

How do I type ancient symbols on a keyboard?

Only þ has codes: Alt+0254 and þ. The rest have no Alt code, Option key or named HTML entity, so copy them. In HTML, write the number: 𓂀 is 𓂀 and ᚠ is ᚠ.

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Ankh U+2625. The ankh as a plain symbol. In Unicode since 1.1, 1993, so it is one of the safest characters on this page. The hieroglyph is 𓋹.
Cuneiform sign AN U+1202D. Dingir, the Sumerian word for god or goddess. Written before a god's name it is a silent marker, as in the god names in the Cuneiform group. Unicode 5.0, 2006.
Cuneiform sign LUGAL U+12217. Lugal, the Sumerian for king or ruler. Literally big man: 𒇽 is man and 𒃲 is great.
Egyptian hieroglyph D010 U+13080. The Eye of Horus, or wedjat eye: well-being, healing and protection, and one of the most common motifs for amulets. Gardiner D10. Unicode's description: an eye, with the markings of the head of a falcon. Unicode lists it as a logogram (udjat eye), value wḏꜣ.t. Unicode 5.2, 2009.
Egyptian hieroglyph G005 U+13143. The Horus falcon. Gardiner G5. Unicode's description: a falcon. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Horus), value ḥr.

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Egyptian hieroglyph I012 U+13197. The uraeus: the upright cobra, a symbol of sovereignty and of the goddess Wadjet. Gardiner I12. Unicode's description: a cobra (Naja haje), standing up, with expanded hood (uraeus), with a coiled tail. Unicode lists it as a classifier: female divinity.
Egyptian hieroglyph L001 U+131A3. The scarab. Khepri, the scarab-faced god, stood for the rising sun. Gardiner L1. Unicode's description: a dung beetle, scarab (scarabaeus sacer). Unicode lists it as a logogram (to become), value ḫpr.
Egyptian hieroglyph S034 U+132F9. The ankh, the sign of life. The plain symbol ☥ is under Plain relatives. Gardiner S34. Unicode's description: a tie or strap, used with sandals (ankh sign). Unicode lists it as a logogram (life), value ꜥnḫ.
Linear B ideogram B100 man U+10080. Sign 100: a man. Linear B wrote Mycenaean Greek. Its ideograms symbolize objects or commodities and have no sound value. Unicode 4.0, 2003.
Phoenician letter alf U+10900. Letter 1 of 22, also spelled alp. Its name means ox, head of cattle. Descendants: Greek Α; Latin A. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter א. Phoenician runs right to left. Unicode 5.0, 2006.
Runic letter fehu feoh fe F U+16A0. Elder Futhark rune 1 of 24, transliterated f. Reconstructed name fehu: cattle, wealth. Its Unicode name strings together three traditions' names for the rune, fehu, feoh and fe, and then the letter. Unicode 3.0, 1999.
Runic letter uruz ur U U+16A2. Elder Futhark rune 2 of 24, transliterated u. Reconstructed name ūruz, uncertain: aurochs.

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Egyptian hieroglyph A001 U+13000. Gardiner A1. Unicode describes it, in short, as man, seated. Unicode lists it as a classifier: human being.
Egyptian hieroglyph B001 U+13050. Gardiner B1. Unicode describes it, in short, as woman, seated. Unicode lists it as a classifier: female.
Egyptian hieroglyph C001 U+1305A. The god Re. Gardiner C1. Unicode describes it, in short, as god, seated, with the sun, encircled by a cobra, on its head. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Re), value rꜥ.
Egyptian hieroglyph C003 U+1305F. The god Thoth. Gardiner C3. Unicode describes it, in short, as god, seated, with the head of an ibis. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Thoth), value ḏhwty.
Egyptian hieroglyph C010 U+13066. Maat, goddess of truth, balance and justice. Gardiner C10. Unicode describes it, in short, as goddess, seated, with a feather on her head. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Maat), value mꜣꜥ.t.
Egyptian hieroglyph D004 U+13079. A plain eye, not the Eye of Horus. Gardiner D4. Unicode's description: an eye. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign.
Egyptian hieroglyph D028 U+13093. The ka sign. Gardiner D28. Unicode describes it, in short, as two arms, raised upwards. Unicode lists it as a logogram (spirit, essence), value kꜣ.
Egyptian hieroglyph E013 U+130E0. Gardiner E13. Unicode describes it, in short, as a cat, seated. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign.
Egyptian hieroglyph E015 U+130E2. The Anubis jackal. Gardiner E15. Unicode's description: a jackal, lying down, tail downwards. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Anubis).
Egyptian hieroglyph E023 U+130ED. Gardiner E23. Unicode describes it, in short, as a lion, lying down. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value rw.
Egyptian hieroglyph F001 U+130FE. This ox head is given as the origin of Phoenician 𐤀, and so of A. Gardiner F1. Unicode describes it, in short, as the head of a bovid (ox). Unicode lists it as a classifier: bull, ox, cattle.
Egyptian hieroglyph F034 U+13123. Gardiner F34. Unicode's description: a heart without internal detail. Unicode lists it as a logogram (heart, mind, wish).
Egyptian hieroglyph F035 U+13124. The nefer sign. Gardiner F35. Unicode's description: a windpipe and heart, with a single horizontal stroke at the top. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value nfr.
Egyptian hieroglyph G026 U+1315D. The ibis of Thoth. Gardiner G26. Unicode describes it, in short, as an African sacred ibis on top of a standard. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Thoth), value ḏḥwty.
Egyptian hieroglyph G053 U+1317D. The ba sign. Gardiner G53. Unicode describes it, in short, as a bowl for incense, written in front of the legs of a human headed bird. Unicode lists it as a logogram (soul), value bꜣ.
Egyptian hieroglyph H006 U+13184. The feather. Maat's ostrich feather stands for truth. Gardiner H6. Unicode's description: a feather. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value šw.
Egyptian hieroglyph I003 U+1318A. Gardiner I3. Unicode's description: a Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). Unicode lists it as a classifier: aggression.
Egyptian hieroglyph M009 U+131B8. Gardiner M9. Unicode describes it, in short, as a lotus flower. Unicode lists it as a classifier: lotus flower.
Egyptian hieroglyph N005 U+131F3. Gardiner N5. Unicode's description: the sun, within a halo. Unicode lists it as a logogram (the sun, Re), value rꜥ.
Egyptian hieroglyph N014 U+131FC. Gardiner N14. Unicode's description: a star. Unicode lists it as a logogram (star), value sbꜣ.
Egyptian hieroglyph N027 U+1320C. Gardiner N27. Unicode describes it, in short, as the sun rising over a sand covered mountain. Unicode lists it as a logogram (horizon), value ꜣḫ.t.
Egyptian hieroglyph O025 U+13276. Gardiner O25. Unicode's description: an obelisk, with base. Unicode lists it as a classifier: obelisk.
Egyptian hieroglyph P001 U+1329B. Gardiner P1. Unicode describes it, in short, as a boat, on top of a rectangle representing water. Unicode lists it as a classifier: movement.
Egyptian hieroglyph Q001 U+132A8. Gardiner Q1. Unicode's description: a seat. Unicode lists it as a logogram (seat, throne, place), value s.t.
Egyptian hieroglyph R008 U+132B9. Gardiner R8. Unicode's description: a cloth wound on a pole, an emblem of divinity. Unicode lists it as a logogram (god), value nṯr.
Egyptian hieroglyph R011 U+132BD. The djed pillar: stability, commonly understood as the spine of Osiris. Gardiner R11. Unicode's description: a column imitating a bundle of stalks tied together. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value ḏd.
Egyptian hieroglyph S001 U+132D1. Gardiner S1. Unicode's description: the white crown of Upper Egypt. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value ḥḏ.
Egyptian hieroglyph S003 U+132D4. Gardiner S3. Unicode's description: the red crown of Lower Egypt. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value n.
Egyptian hieroglyph S005 U+132D6. Gardiner S5. Unicode describes it, in short, as the union of the red crown of Lower Egypt and the white crown of Upper Egypt. Unicode lists it as a classifier: double crown.
Egyptian hieroglyph S038 U+132FE. Gardiner S38. Unicode's description: a crook. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value ḥḳꜣ.
Egyptian hieroglyph S040 U+13300. The was sceptre: power and dominion. Gardiner S40. Unicode's description: a sceptre with a straight shaft, a forked base, topped with the head of the Seth animal. Unicode lists it as a phonemogram, a sound sign, value wꜣs.
Egyptian hieroglyph S045 U+13305. Gardiner S45. Unicode describes it, in short, as a flagellum or flail. Unicode lists it as a logogram (flagellum), value nḫꜣḫꜣ.
Egyptian hieroglyph V009 U+13376. The shen ring: eternal protection. Gardiner V9. Unicode's description: a cartouche in a round form. Unicode lists it as a logogram (to surround, to encircle).
Egyptian hieroglyph V010 U+13377. The cartouche: the oval that marks a royal name, in essence a stretched shen ring. Gardiner V10. Unicode's description: an oval cartouche. Unicode lists it as a logogram (name), value rn.
Egyptian hieroglyph V039 U+133AC. The tyet, sometimes called the knot of Isis. Gardiner V39. Unicode describes it, in short, as a tie or straps with a loop at the top. Unicode lists it as a logogram (Tit-amulet).
Egyptian hieroglyph Y003 U+133DE. Gardiner Y3. Unicode's description: a scribe's kit, consisting of a palette, ink or paint pouch and a reed pen. Unicode lists it as a logogram (scribe), value sš.

Runes 25

Runic cross punctuation U+16ED. A word divider in the shape of a small cross.
Runic letter algiz eolhx U+16C9. Elder Futhark rune 15 of 24, transliterated z. Reconstructed name algiz, uncertain: elk.
Runic letter ansuz A U+16A8. Elder Futhark rune 4 of 24, transliterated a. Reconstructed name ansuz: god, one of the Æsir.
Runic letter berkanan beorc bjarkan B U+16D2. Elder Futhark rune 18 of 24, transliterated b. Reconstructed name berkanan: birch.
Runic letter dagaz daeg D U+16DE. Elder Futhark rune 24 of 24, transliterated d. Reconstructed name dagaz: day.
Runic letter ehwaz eh E U+16D6. Elder Futhark rune 19 of 24, transliterated e. Reconstructed name ehwaz: horse.
Runic letter gebo gyfu G U+16B7. Elder Futhark rune 7 of 24, transliterated g. Reconstructed name gebō: gift.
Runic letter haglaz H U+16BA. Elder Futhark rune 9 of 24, transliterated h. Reconstructed name hagalaz: hail. Also drawn ᚻ, U+16BB.
Runic letter ingwaz U+16DC. Elder Futhark rune 22 of 24, transliterated ŋ. Reconstructed name ingwaz: Ing, the god Yngvi.
Runic letter isaz is iss I U+16C1. Elder Futhark rune 11 of 24, transliterated i. Reconstructed name īsaz: ice.
Runic letter iwaz eoh U+16C7. Elder Futhark rune 13 of 24, transliterated ï (æ). Reconstructed name ī(h)waz, uncertain: yew-tree.
Runic letter jeran J U+16C3. Elder Futhark rune 12 of 24, transliterated j. Reconstructed name jēra-: year, good year, harvest.
Runic letter kauna U+16B2. Elder Futhark rune 6 of 24, transliterated k (c). Reconstructed name kauną, uncertain: boil.
Runic letter laukaz lagu logr L U+16DA. Elder Futhark rune 21 of 24, transliterated l. Reconstructed name laguz, uncertain: water, liquid.
Runic letter mannaz man M U+16D7. Elder Futhark rune 20 of 24, transliterated m. Reconstructed name mannaz: man, human.
Runic letter naudiz nyd naud N U+16BE. Elder Futhark rune 10 of 24, transliterated n. Reconstructed name naudiz: need, affliction.
Runic letter othalan ethel O U+16DF. Elder Futhark rune 23 of 24, transliterated o. Reconstructed name ōþala-: inheritance, household.
Runic letter pertho peorth P U+16C8. Elder Futhark rune 14 of 24, transliterated p. Reconstructed name perþō, uncertain. Its meaning is unknown.
Runic letter raido rad reid R U+16B1. Elder Futhark rune 5 of 24, transliterated r. Reconstructed name raidō: ride, journey.
Runic letter sowilo S U+16CA. Elder Futhark rune 16 of 24, transliterated s. Reconstructed name sōwilō: sun. Also drawn ᛋ, U+16CB.
Runic letter thurisaz thurs thorn U+16A6. Elder Futhark rune 3 of 24, transliterated þ. Reconstructed name þurisaz, uncertain: giant, monster. The Latin letter þ, thorn, was borrowed from it.
Runic letter tiwaz tir tyr T U+16CF. Elder Futhark rune 17 of 24, transliterated t. Reconstructed name tīwaz: Tiwaz, the god Tyr.
Runic letter wunjo wynn W U+16B9. Elder Futhark rune 8 of 24, transliterated w. Reconstructed name wunjō: joy. The Old English letter ƿ, wynn, was borrowed from it.
Runic multiple punctuation U+16EC. A word divider: two dots, one above the other.
Runic single punctuation U+16EB. A word divider: one dot. Unicode files it under Punctuation in the Runic block.

Cuneiform 18

Cuneiform sign A U+12000. The vowel a. As a Sumerogram it also writes the Akkadian word for water. It is the first character of the Cuneiform block.
Cuneiform sign DISH U+12079. One vertical wedge. Babylonian numbers used it to count units.
Cuneiform sign E2 U+1208D. É, the Sumerian word or symbol for house or temple.
Cuneiform sign EN U+12097. En, lord or priest: the start of the names Enki and Enlil.
Cuneiform sign GAL U+120F2. Gal, great or big: the second half of 𒈗, king, and of 𒂍𒃲, palace.
Cuneiform sign GISH U+12111. The sign for wood, written before the names of things made of wood. It is the second sign of Gilgamesh's name.
Cuneiform sign KI U+121A0. The sign for earth. It also marks place names.
Cuneiform sign LU2 U+121FD. Lú, man: the first half of 𒈗, king.
Cuneiform sign MUSH3 U+12239. With 𒀭 before it, this sign writes the name of the goddess Inanna.
Cuneiform sign U U+1230B. One corner wedge. Babylonian numbers used it to count tens.
Cuneiform sign UD U+12313. With 𒀭 before it, this sign writes the name of the sun god Utu, called Shamash in Akkadian.
Eleven in cuneiform Made of U+1230B and U+12079. One 𒌋 for ten and one 𒁹 for a unit. The two signs wrote every digit up to 59, and the system was base 60.
Enki in cuneiform Made of U+1202D, U+12097 and U+121A0. The silent god sign, then en, lord, and ki, earth.
Enlil in cuneiform Made of U+1202D, U+12097 and U+121A4. The silent god sign, then en, lord, and the sign 𒆤. Enlil was the god of the wind, the earth and storms.
Gilgamesh in cuneiform Made of U+1202D, U+12111, U+12086 and U+12226. The Akkadian spelling of the name of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. It opens with the silent god sign.
Inanna in cuneiform Made of U+1202D and U+12239. The silent god sign, then her own sign. Inanna, later Ishtar, was Queen of Heaven and goddess of love, war and fertility.
Palace in cuneiform Made of U+1208D and U+120F2. É.GAL, palace, literally big house: the house sign and the sign for great.
Utu in cuneiform Made of U+1202D and U+12313. The silent god sign, then the sun sign: the sun god Utu, called Shamash in Akkadian.

Phoenician letters 22

Phoenician letter ain U+1090F. Letter 16 of 22, also spelled en. Its name means eye. Descendants: Greek Ο and Ω; Latin O. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ע.
Phoenician letter bet U+10901. Letter 2 of 22. Its name means house. Descendants: Greek Β; Latin B. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ב.
Phoenician letter delt U+10903. Letter 4 of 22, also spelled dalt. Its name means door (or fish). Descendants: Greek Δ; Latin D. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ד.
Phoenician letter gaml U+10902. Letter 3 of 22. Its name means throwing stick (or camel). Descendants: Greek Γ; Latin C and G. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ג.
Phoenician letter he U+10904. Letter 5 of 22. Its name means window. Descendants: Greek Ε; Latin E. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ה.
Phoenician letter het U+10907. Letter 8 of 22. Its name may mean courtyard or wall. Descendants: Greek Η; Latin H. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ח.
Phoenician letter kaf U+1090A. Letter 11 of 22, also spelled kap. Its name means palm of a hand. Descendants: Greek Κ; Latin K. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter כ.
Phoenician letter lamd U+1090B. Letter 12 of 22. Its name means goad. Descendants: Greek Λ; Latin L. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ל.
Phoenician letter mem U+1090C. Letter 13 of 22. Its name means water. Descendants: Greek Μ; Latin M. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter מ.
Phoenician letter nun U+1090D. Letter 14 of 22. Its name means serpent (or fish). Descendants: Greek Ν; Latin N. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter נ.
Phoenician letter pe U+10910. Letter 17 of 22. Its name means mouth (or corner). Descendants: Greek Π; Latin P. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter פ.
Phoenician letter qof U+10912. Letter 19 of 22, also spelled qop. Its name means monkey or needle. Descendants: Greek Φ; Latin Q. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ק.
Phoenician letter rosh U+10913. Letter 20 of 22. Its name means head. Descendants: Greek Ρ; Latin R. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ר.
Phoenician letter sade U+10911. Letter 18 of 22. Its name may mean papyrus plant or fish hook. Descendants: the archaic Greek letter Ϻ. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter צ.
Phoenician letter semk U+1090E. Letter 15 of 22, also spelled samk. Its name may mean pillar. Descendants: Greek Ξ. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ס.
Phoenician letter shin U+10914. Letter 21 of 22. Its name means tooth (or sun). Descendants: Greek Σ; Latin S. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ש.
Phoenician letter tau U+10915. Letter 22 of 22, also spelled taw. Its name means mark. Descendants: Greek Τ; Latin T. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ת.
Phoenician letter tet U+10908. Letter 9 of 22. Its name means wheel. Descendants: Greek Θ. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ט.
Phoenician letter wau U+10905. Letter 6 of 22, also spelled waw. Its name means hook. Descendants: Greek Υ; Latin F, U, V, W and Y. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ו.
Phoenician letter yod U+10909. Letter 10 of 22. Its name means arm, hand. Descendants: Greek Ι; Latin I and J. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter י.
Phoenician letter zai U+10906. Letter 7 of 22, also spelled zen. Its name means weapon. Descendants: Greek Ζ; Latin Z. Unicode points to the Hebrew letter ז.
Phoenician word separator U+1091F. The mark between words. Unicode's note: sometimes shown with a glyph for a short vertical bar.

Linear B ideograms 30

Linear B ideogram B102 woman U+10081. Sign 102: a woman.
Linear B ideogram B104 deer U+10082. Sign 104: a deer.
Linear B ideogram B105 equid U+10083. Sign 105: an equid.
Linear B ideogram B106F ewe U+10086. Sign 106 marked female: the ewe. The ram is 𐂇, U+10087.
Linear B ideogram B106M ram U+10087. Sign 106 marked male: the ram. The ewe is 𐂆, U+10086.
Linear B ideogram B107F she-goat U+10088. Sign 107 marked female: the she-goat. The he-goat is 𐂉, U+10089.
Linear B ideogram B108M boar U+1008B. Sign 108 marked male: the boar. The sow is 𐂊, U+1008A.
Linear B ideogram B109F cow U+1008C. Sign 109 marked female: the cow. The bull is 𐂍, U+1008D.
Linear B ideogram B109M bull U+1008D. Sign 109 marked male: the bull. The cow is 𐂌, U+1008C.
Linear B ideogram B120 wheat U+1008E. Sign 120: wheat.
Linear B ideogram B121 barley U+1008F. Sign 121: barley.
Linear B ideogram B122 olive U+10090. Sign 122: olive.
Linear B ideogram B130 oil U+10095. Sign 130: oil.
Linear B ideogram B131 wine U+10096. Sign 131: wine.
Linear B ideogram B140 bronze U+1009A. Sign 140: bronze.
Linear B ideogram B141 gold U+1009B. Sign 141: gold.
Linear B ideogram B145 wool U+1009D. Sign 145: wool.
Linear B ideogram B159 cloth U+100A7. Sign 159: cloth.
Linear B ideogram B163 armour U+100AB. Sign 163: armour.
Linear B ideogram B173 month U+100B5. Sign 173: a month.
Linear B ideogram B176 tree U+100B7. Sign 176: a tree.
Linear B ideogram B191 helmet U+100C3. Sign 191: a helmet.
Linear B ideogram B220 footstool U+100C4. Sign 220: a footstool.
Linear B ideogram B225 bathtub U+100C5. Sign 225: a bathtub.
Linear B ideogram B230 spear U+100C6. Sign 230: a spear.
Linear B ideogram B231 arrow U+100C7. Sign 231: an arrow.
Linear B ideogram B233 sword U+100C9. Sign 233: a sword.
Linear B ideogram B240 wheeled chariot U+100CC. Sign 240: a wheeled chariot.
Linear B ideogram B243 wheel U+100CF. Sign 243: a wheel.
Linear B ideogram vessel B209 U+100E8. Sign 209, one of the 29 vessel ideograms. It is the one Unicode points to from 🏺, the amphora emoji.

Roman coins and weights 14

Ascia symbol U+1019C. Unicode files it under Other Roman epigraphic symbols. Unicode 13.0, 2020.
Greek symbol tau rho U+101A0. The staurogram: the Greek letters tau and rho in one sign, first used to abbreviate stauros, cross, in very early New Testament manuscripts. Unicode's alias is rho-cross, staurogram, and it sits in the Ancient Symbols block. Unicode 7.0, 2014.
Roman as sign U+1019A. The as, a bronze and later copper coin. The other coins are counted in asses. Unicode points to ⌿, U+233F.
Roman centurial sign U+1019B. Unicode files it under Other Roman epigraphic symbols. A centuria was a Roman army unit, originally of 100 men.
Roman denarius sign U+10196. The denarius, the standard Roman silver coin from about 211 BC. It was worth 10 asses, later 16. Unicode 5.1, 2008.
Roman dimidia sextula sign U+10194. A twelfth of an uncia: half a sextula.
Roman dupondius sign U+10199. The dupondius, a coin worth two asses.
Roman quinarius sign U+10197. The quinarius, a silver coin worth half a denarius.
Roman semuncia sign U+10192. Half an uncia. Unicode points to £, U+00A3.
Roman sestertius sign U+10198. The sestertius: two and a half asses, a quarter of a denarius. Coins also show it as IIS.
Roman sextans sign U+10190. A sixth of a libra, the Roman pound. Unicode points to =, U+003D.
Roman sextula sign U+10193. A sixth of an uncia. Unicode points to Ꙅ, U+A644.
Roman siliqua sign U+10195. 1/144 of an uncia. Siliqua means carob seed, and its English name is carat.
Roman uncia sign U+10191. A twelfth of a libra, the Roman pound. Uncia means a twelfth, and it is the origin of the words inch and ounce. Unicode points to -, U+002D.

Plain relatives 4

Amphora U+1F3FA. An emoji, not an ancient character, but Unicode points from it to the Linear B vessel 𐃨. Unicode 8.0, 2015. It has emoji presentation, so expect a colour picture.
Chi rho U+2627. Not in an ancient block: Unicode points here from the staurogram, 𐆠. Its aliases are Constantine's cross, Christogram. Unicode 1.1, 1993.
Latin letter wynn U+01BF. The rune ᚹ, borrowed into Latin script for Old English. Unicode's alias is wen, and it notes that w replaced it in modern transcriptions.
Latin small letter thorn U+00FE. The rune ᚦ, borrowed into Latin script. Unicode's note: Icelandic, Old English, phonetics. In HTML, þ.

Phaistos Disc 8

Phaistos Disc sign eagle U+101EE. Sign 31 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 5 times.
Phaistos Disc sign helmet U+101D6. Sign 07 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 18 times.
Phaistos Disc sign hide U+101EA. Sign 27 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 15 times.
Phaistos Disc sign pedestrian U+101D0. Sign 01 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 11 times.
Phaistos Disc sign plumed head U+101D1. Sign 02 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 19 times. No sign appears more often. The disc, found on Crete in 1908, is undeciphered. Unicode 5.1, 2008.
Phaistos Disc sign rosette U+101F5. Sign 38 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 4 times. It is the sign at the centre of side A.
Phaistos Disc sign shield U+101DB. Sign 12 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 17 times.
Phaistos Disc sign ship U+101E8. Sign 25 of the 45 on the Phaistos Disc, where it is stamped 7 times.

How this list was compiled: Every name, and the code point it belongs to, is checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt), and printed in sentence case. Headings, aliases, notes and cross-references are from NamesList.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt), versions from DerivedAge.txt, blocks from Blocks.txt and years from https://www.unicode.org/history/publicationdates.html. Hieroglyphs: the description, function and value of each sign are from Unikemet.txt 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Unikemet.txt), checked against the same line in NamesList.txt, and the Gardiner number is that file's catalogue value without its zero padding; values written with a letter few fonts hold are left out. The common names and meanings are from the Wikipedia articles Eye of Horus, Khepri, Uraeus, Djed, Was-sceptre, Tyet, Shen ring, Cartouche and Maat. Runes: order, transliteration, reconstructed name and meaning are from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Elder_Futhark (a question mark there is printed as uncertain); the naming of runes in Unicode is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runic_%28Unicode_block%29. Cuneiform: the Wikipedia articles Dingir, Lugal, Ki (cuneiform), É (temple), EN (cuneiform), A (cuneiform), Giš, Shamash, Inanna, Enki, Enlil, Gilgamesh and Babylonian cuneiform numerals; every made row was checked to appear, character for character, in its article, except Eleven, which follows the stated rule that 𒁹 counts units and 𒌋 counts tens. Phoenician: names, meanings and the Greek and Latin descendants are from the two tables of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenician_alphabet; a question mark there is printed as may mean. Linear B: the meaning is the character's own Unicode name; the general statement is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_B. Roman signs: fractions are read from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman_units_of_measurement; coin values from the articles Denarius, Quinarius, Sestertius, Dupondius and As (Roman coin); also Uncia (unit), Centuria, Staurogram and Ancient Symbols (Unicode block). The group holds every assigned character of the block U+10190 to U+101CF. Phaistos Disc: sign numbers, names and counts are read from the table of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaistos_Disc, which has 45 signs. All Wikipedia pages were fetched as raw wikitext on 2026-09-20. The last group holds characters that one ordinary computer had no font for on the day this list was checked; your device may differ. What is listed is this site's selection: no script is here whole except the 24 Elder Futhark runes, the 22 Phoenician letters and the Ancient Symbols block. Meanings of runes are reconstructions and meanings of hieroglyphs depend on context, so a gloss here is the cited source's, not the only one. The Start here group and the order are this site's own choice. Where a row says in short, the hieroglyph description is shortened from Unikemet.txt; the other descriptions are Unicode's words. Licence: own work (facts from the Unicode Character Database, Unicode License v3, and from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, restated in our own words; aliases and notes marked as Unicode's are quoted from NamesList.txt, Copyright © 1991-2026 Unicode, Inc., https://www.unicode.org/license.txt)