Hieroglyph (Greek ἱερογλύφος "sacred carving") or hieroglyphics (= τὰ ἱερογλυφικά [γράμματα]) may refer to:

• Egyptian hieroglyphs
• Cursive hieroglyphs
• more generally, a character of any logographic or partly logographic writing system.
• Cretan hieroglyphs
• Anatolian hieroglyphs
• Hieroglyphic Luwian
• Mayan hieroglyphs
• Olmec hieroglyphs
• Mi'kmaq hieroglyphic writing
• a Chinese character

References

• Andrew Robinson (2007). Alphabets, Hieroglyphs and Pictograms'', London: Thames & Hudson.
• Janice Kamrin (2004) Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A practical guide. New York, Abrams

See also

• Character (sign)
• Sememe
• Hieroglyphica
• Writing in Ancient Egypt
• Bronze Age writing
• List of hieroglyphs