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Hyrogliphics is the earliest form of writing by the Egyptians.
Hieroglyphs was the writing used only on religious or official documents. They were used for tombs, temples, books of the dead, etc. They were only used on official and religious documents because they take a long time to write. The Egyptians would use hieratic, demotic, or cursive hieroglyphs for everyday writing.
The system of writing that contained over 2000 characters that was unique to the Egyptians is referred to as hieroglyphics. The Egyptians even had a form of hieroglyphs, that are similar in function to our cursive writing, that were used for religious ceremonies.
When hieroglyphs are spoken of today prople are usually referring to ancient Egypt's use of them. They were the Egyptian's form of writing -- that is, their method of written communication or of creating a written record. However, the origin of this form of writing goes further back into antiquity.
Hieroglyphics were the Ancient Egyptian form of writing. They were used for writing down everything, not just stories.