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Morse code alphabet

The full A to Z, built so common letters get the shortest codes. See the alphabet guide or open the Morse translator.

A
.-
B
-...
C
-.-.
D
-..
E
.
F
..-.
G
--.
H
....
I
..
J
.---
K
-.-
L
.-..
M
--
N
-.
O
---
P
.--.
Q
--.-
R
.-.
S
...
T
-
U
..-
V
...-
W
.--
X
-..-
Y
-.--
Z
--..

Morse code numbers

0
-----
1
.----
2
..---
3
...--
4
....-
5
.....
6
-....
7
--...
8
---..
9
----.

Binary alphabet (8-bit ASCII)

Each letter as its 8-bit binary byte. More in the binary guide, or convert your own with the binary translator.

A
01000001
B
01000010
C
01000011
D
01000100
E
01000101
F
01000110
G
01000111
H
01001000
I
01001001
J
01001010
K
01001011
L
01001100
M
01001101
N
01001110
O
01001111
P
01010000
Q
01010001
R
01010010
S
01010011
T
01010100
U
01010101
V
01010110
W
01010111
X
01011000
Y
01011001
Z
01011010

Braille alphabet

Grade 1 braille, one cell per letter. See the braille guide or the braille translator.

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

NATO phonetic alphabet

Alfa to Zulu, the words that survive a noisy radio. Full detail in the NATO guide.

A
Alfa
B
Bravo
C
Charlie
D
Delta
E
Echo
F
Foxtrot
G
Golf
H
Hotel
I
India
J
Juliett
K
Kilo
L
Lima
M
Mike
N
November
O
Oscar
P
Papa
Q
Quebec
R
Romeo
S
Sierra
T
Tango
U
Uniform
V
Victor
W
Whiskey
X
Xray
Y
Yankee
Z
Zulu

Pigpen cipher

The Freemason symbol cipher, letter by letter. Learn it in the pigpen guide.

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Classic ciphers at a glance

Caesar
Shift every letter a fixed number of places.
ROT13
A Caesar shift of 13, its own inverse.
Atbash
Mirror the alphabet, A to Z, B to Y.
Vigenere
Shift each letter by a keyword, polyalphabetic.
A1Z26
Letters to numbers, A is 1 and Z is 26.
Tap code
Two bursts of taps on a 5 by 5 grid.
Leetspeak
Swap letters for lookalike numbers, 3 for E.
Base64
Repackage text into 64 safe characters.

Read the theory in what is a cipher, the Caesar explainer and the Vigenere explainer.

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