As nouns the difference between hieroglyph and hieroglyphics
is that hieroglyph is an element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system while hieroglyphics is plural of lang=en.
hieroglyph
Noun
(
en noun)
An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.
Derived terms
* hieroglyphic
hieroglyphics
English
typical of the Graeco-Roman period.
Noun
(head)