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Your company name in hieroglyphs

Type the name in Arabic or English, choose a look, and download it as a logo or profile picture.

This is writing by sound, not a translation: each sound in the name takes a sign that says something close to it, the way Egyptians wrote foreign names. There is no classifier sign at the end, because those signs classified people, not companies.

Up to 40 characters, in Arabic or English.

Style

This is an example name. Type your company's name in the box.

𓈖𓇋𓂋𓇋𓏏𓅱𓂋𓋴
njrjtwrs

Sign by sign

SignFromSoundDepicts
N35nnRipple of water
M17ijFlowering reed
D21lrMouth⚠ Egyptian did not distinguish l from r in writing.
M17ejFlowering reed
X1ttLoaf of bread
G43ouwQuail chick
D21rrMouth
S29ssFolded cloth

⚠ Signs flagged above are approximations — the original sound does not exist in Ancient Egyptian.

How ancient Egyptian sounded is not known exactly; the signs here are chosen by nearest sound. The image is free to use and carries Sawah's small mark.