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Semiji: Emojis as Letters

Proto-Sinaitic Emoji Alphabet

Proto-Sinaitic Set

A B E K M N O P/R S T
🐮 🏠 🙌 🤲 / 🖼 💧 💦 🌊 🐍 / 🐟 👁 👤 🗣 💀 🌞 ☀️ 🔆 🌻 / 👄 ❌ ✝️ ❎

Proto-Sinaitic Overview

Codepoints Emojis Letter Representation
U+1F42E 🐮 A ʾalp ox
U+1F3E0 🏠 B bet house
U+1F64C / U+1F932 🙌 / 🤲 E hll jubilation
U+1F5BC 🖼 E he window
U+270B K kaf palm
U+1F4A7 / U+1f4a6 / U+1f30a 💧 / 💦 / 🌊 M mayim water
U+1F40D 🐍 N naḥš snake
U+1F41F 🐟 N nun fish
U+1F441 👁 O ʿen eye
U+1F464 / U+1F5E3 / U+1F480 👤 / 🗣 / 💀 P/R roʾš head
U+1F31e / U+2600 / U+1F506 / U+1F33B 🌞 / ☀️ / 🔆 / 🌻 S šimš sun
U+1F444 👄 S šin tooth
U+274C / U+271d / U+274e ❌ / ✝️ / ❎ T tāw mark

Proto-Sinaitic Swatches

{% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f42e" name="ʾalp (ox)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f3e0" name="bet (house)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f64c" name="hll (jubilation)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="270b" name="kaf (palm)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f4a7" name="mayim (water)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f40d" name="naḥš (snake)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f441" name="ʿen (eye)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f464" name="roʾš (head)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f31e" name="šimš (sun)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="274c" name="tāw (mark)" %}

Phoenician Emoji Alphabet

Phoenician Set

A B C/G D E F/V/W/U Z H TH I/J K L M N X O Q P/R S T
🐮 🏠 🐪 🚪 🖼 🗡 🏟 🎡 💪 🌂 🌊 🐟 🔩 👁 👅 🌱 📍 👤

Phoenician Overview

Codepoints Emojis Letter Representation
U+1F42E 🐮 𐤀 ʾālep ox
U+1F3E0 🏠 𐤁 bēt house
U+1F42A 🐪 𐤂 gīml camel
U+1F6AA 🚪 𐤃 dālet door
U+1F5BC 🖼 𐤄 hē window
U+2693 𐤅 wāw hook
U+1F5E1 🗡 𐤆 zayin weapon
U+1F3Df 🏟 𐤇 ḥēt courtyard
U+1F3A1 🎡 𐤈 ṭēt wheel
U+1F4AA 💪 𐤉 yōd hand
U+270B 𐤊 kāp palm
U+1F302 🌂 𐤋 lāmed goad
U+1F30A 🌊 𐤌 mēm water
U+1F41F 🐟 𐤍 nūn eel
U+1F529 🔩 𐤎 sāmek pillar
U+1F441 👁 𐤏 ʿayin eye
U+1F445 👅 𐤐 pē mouth
U+1F331 🌱 𐤑 ṣādē plant
U+1F4CD 📍 𐤒 qōp needle eye
U+1F464 👤 𐤓 rēš head
U+1F444 👄 𐤔 šīn tooth
U+274C 𐤕 tāw mark

Phoenician Swatches

{% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f42e" name="𐤀 ʾālep (ox)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f3e0" name="𐤁 bēt (house)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f42a" name="𐤂 gīml (camel)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f6aa" name="𐤃 dālet (door)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f5bc" name="𐤄 hē (window)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="2693" name="𐤅 wāw (hook)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f5e1" name="𐤆 zayin (weapon)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f3df" name="𐤇 ḥēt (courtyard)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f3a1" name="𐤈 ṭēt (wheel)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f4aa" name="𐤉 yōd (hand)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="270b" name="𐤊 kāp (palm)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f302" name="𐤋 lāmed (goad)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f30a" name="𐤌 mēm (water)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f41f" name="𐤍 nūn (eel)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f529" name="𐤎 sāmek (pillar)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f441" name="𐤏 ʿayin (eye)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f445" name="𐤐 pē (mouth)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f331" name="𐤑 ṣādē (plant)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f4cd" name="𐤒 qōp (needle eye)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f464" name="𐤓 rēš (head)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="1f444" name="𐤔 šīn (tooth)" %} {% include mini-swatch.html codepoint="274c" name="𐤕 tāw (mark)" %}

Sources

Equivalent Latin, Greek, Phoenician, Hebrew and Arabic letters side-by-side

/*
 * `proto-sinaitic-emoji`
 *
 *  ox house/floorplan jubilation/window handpalm water snake/fish eye head sun/tooth mark
 *  🐮🐃🐂🐄♉️ 🏠🏡⬆🛐🗺 ️ 🙌☺️🙋👻/🖼🖥📺 ✋🖐 🌊💧💦♒️🚰 🐍/♓️🐠🐟🐡🐬🐳🐋🎣 👁👀 😀☺️👤😺🤖👽💀☠️🗣🗽🗿 🌞☀️/👄😬🤓👹 ✝️❌❎✖️➕
 *  => A B E K M N O PR S T
 * @issue
 */
@counter-style proto-sinaitic-emoji {
  system: alphabetic;
  speak-as: proto-sinaitic-phonics;
  symbols: '\1F42E'/*ox*/ '\1F3E0'/*house*/ '\1F64C'/*celebration*//*'\1F5BC'window*/
           '\270B\FE0F'/*palm*/ '\1F30A'/*water*/ '\1F40D'/*snake*//*'\1F41F'fish*/
           '\1F441'/*eye*/ '\1F5FF'/*head*/ '\2600\FE0F'/*sun*//*'\1F479'mouth*/
           '\274C\FE0F'/*mark*/;
}