The pigpen code is an easy and fun code to learn because it looks like alien text.pigpen is a substitution cipher, which means that it replaces each letter of the alphabet with a different symbol.Maybe you have a secret message and want to send it to your friends.This is a code that is easy to learn and create but difficult for others to understand.
Step 1: Draw a grid and an X.
The crosshatch should look like a number sign with two horizontal lines and two vertical lines.There should be no lines on the outside of the crosshatch.The X grid has four more spaces than the crosshatch grid.The crosshatch and the X are large enough to fit two letters in each space.
Step 2: The letters of the alphabet should be written in each space.
Put two letters from the alphabet in each box and corner of the grids.The shape of the symbol for each letter will be formed by the lines surrounding the letters.The crosshatch grid's symbols should be shaped like a closed, two side or three side rectangle.The symbol from the X grid should be shaped like a V or.If the letter A is in the top left corner of the crosshatch, it will be represented by the shape.The letter "U" will be represented by a shape if it is in the left corner of the X.
Step 3: Put a dot in the space to indicate the letter.
The code's name is given by the dots calledpigs.The pig shows the letter in the grid that corresponds to the written symbol.No dot means the left letter, while a dot is the right one.A and B are in the top left corner of the grid.
Step 4: Write your code in a list.
If you assign letters to boxes and dots, you may be able to rewrite your code in a list where you clearly assign each letter to its shape.This is the key.Hold on to this.You should only share it with people you trust with your code.The original key should be destroyed when you write your code into a new list.Someone can decipher your writing if they discover your key.
Step 5: Writing in it is a good way to practice it.
Writing in your code is the best way to memorize it.Try to write a letter to your friend.Use the corresponding symbol to replace each letter in your sentence.At the beginning, you may need to reference your key.You will begin to memorize your code as you continue.One of the best passages to start with is "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" as it contains every letter in the alphabet.
Step 6: Two crosshatch grids and two X grids can be drawn.
The code will be created using multiple grids.This will randomize the order of the alphabet a bit more than using one crosshatch and x grid.It may be a better key for you to work with.You can mix up the order of the grids as you please to make your code more complicated.The order of symbols will be determined when you write your substitution code.
Step 7: In each space write one letter.
If you want to be extra careful, you can reverse alphabetical order.There is one letter in each space in this version.
Step 8: Put dots in a crosshatch and X grid.
Each type of grid should have a dot in it.One crosshatch grid and one X grid should have the same number of dots per space.
Step 9: You can separate your symbols.
Like other pigpen codes, the lines surrounding the letters will form the shape of the symbol while the dots/pigs signal which letter it is.You can keep track of which symbol corresponds with which letter by writing your code out in a list form.
Step 10: The order of your letters should be Randomized.
Instead of putting the letters in alphabetical order in the grid, try randomly assigning letters to boxes.People who are familiar with pigpen code will not be able to guess which symbol relates to which letter.Randomizing your code will make it harder for others to figure it out.If you are writing to your friends with this code, make sure they have a copy of your cipher.
Step 11: Use other symbols to replace dots.
People may recognize your code if you use dots.Try replacing the dots with other symbols.If you want to confuse people, use multiple symbols in your grids.
Step 12: Two letters are in the spaces.
If you use a single grid and X to form your code, you can make it more difficult by writing three letters instead of two.The symbols will consist of zero, one or two dots.Zero is the left letter, the middle one and the right one.Extra spaces will be available in this version.You can either fill them with numbers or leave them blank.
Step 13: You can make your numbers into ciphers.
The tic-tac-toe cipher is a type of pigpen cipher.Draw a grid and fill it with a number.You do not need to add dots.Use the shape formed by the lines of the numbers.Take the number 0 and replace it with an X.For example, 101 would appear.