egyptian-textRegularRepo is MIT-licensed; the font file itself is OFL. Covers Egyptian Hieroglyphs core (U+13000..U+1342F) 1072/1072, Format Controls (U+13430..U+1345F) 38/48, and a tail of Ext-A Extended (21/4000).
№Primary donor·SMP·OFL
Egyptian Text
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Planes this donor helped create
Essenfont is partitioned across Unicode planes — one face per plane that carries assigned characters. This donor's glyphs end up on:
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Coverage
Each row below shows what fraction of the block this donor contributes. Click a block to see its characters rendered.
- U+13000–U+1342F
- U+13460–U+143FF
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Why this donor
Repo is MIT-licensed; the font file itself is OFL. Covers Egyptian Hieroglyphs core (U+13000..U+1342F) 1072/1072, Format Controls (U+13430..U+1345F) 38/48, and a tail of Ext-A Extended (21/4000).
Hieroglyph font comparison
Why Essenfont uses both UniHieroglyphica and Egyptian Text: they cover complementary feature columns. UniHieroglyphica has the broadest glyph set; Egyptian Text has the format controls and rotation variation selectors. Data from aaew.bbaw.de/egyptological-unicode-fonts.
| Font | Basic set | Format controls | Rotation VS v15 | Rotation VS v16 | Expanded set | License | Used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UniHieroglyphicaPrimary donor for Egyptian Hieroglyphs and Ext-A. Has the widest glyph coverage including the expanded set. | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | OFL | yes |
| Egyptian TextSecondary donor. Provides format-control and rotation variation selectors that UniHieroglyphica lacks. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | OFL | yes |
| New GardinerNot used. Expanded set split across two font files; UniHieroglyphica covers the same codepoints in a single file. | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | (✓) | OFL | no |
| Noto Sans Egyptian HieroglyphsNot used. Egyptian Text covers the same ground with more features. | ✓ | (✓) | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | OFL | no |
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Font files
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