Glyph Converter

A library for converting between MdC (Manuel de Codage) and GlyphX (Hieroglpyh XML). Both are used for displaying egyptian hieroglyphs.

This library is part of the Egyptian Writer Android App.

Tip

If you want to render Hieroglyphs in Android try the Egyptian Writer Android App or these libraries:
THOTH and MAAT

Implementation with jitpack

Add this to your settings.gradle.kts at the end of repositories:

dependencyResolutionManagement {
  repositoriesMode.set(RepositoriesMode.FAIL_ON_PROJECT_REPOS)
  repositories {
    mavenCentral()
    maven { url = uri("https://jitpack.io") }
  }
}

Then add this dependency to your build.gradle.kts file:

dependencies {
  implementation("com.github.cristmasbox:GlyphConverter:1.7.0")
}

Note

For the implementation for other build systems like Groovy see here

Implementation with .jar file

Download the GlpyhConverter_versionname.jar file from this repository, create a libs folder in your project directory and paste the file there. Then add this dependency to your build.gradle.kts file:

dependencies {
  implementation(files("../libs/GlpyhConverter_versionname.jar"))
}

Important

If you renamed the .jar file you also have to change the name in the dependencies

Version Catalog

25.10.2025@1.0.0

This is the first release of the GlyphConverter library.

07.11.2025@1.5.0

Support for brackets in MdC added. Now you can type in:

N17:(i*(p:t)*(t:p)*i):N17

08.11.2025@1.6.0

Minor bug fixes. Now you can successfully convert this:

N17:i*(p:t)*(t:p)*i:N17

07.12.2025@1.7.0

• updated dependencies
• Custom exception for glyphX parsing added: GlyphXParserException.java
• Support for \n and \t added
• Support for page break and line break added:
  • <br/>: !
  • <pbr/>: !!

latest Version

07.12.2025@1.7.0