What we do is locate each letter and note the shape of the ‘pigpen’ that’s around it. For this example, let’s keep it simple and say we want to transmit the word “ANT”. First, work out what you want your message to say. Now that we have our cipher, it’s time to make a coded message. Just remember to ensure no two pens look identical, or decoding messages will be very difficult. Remember you don’t have to follow the above example if you don’t want to! If you can think of more interesting shapes to use, feel free to invent your own. Here’s an example of a basic pigpen cipher: To make things easier, you can repeat the basic shape of a pen but add a symbol or a marker to differentiate it from the others. Make sure each pigpen looks different to the other pens. First, draw out 26 different ‘pigpens’ for your code to use, and assign a letter to each one. Everyone else sees strange bracket symbols, but those with the cipher’s key can translate the brackets back into letters and solve your secret message! When you go to write your secret message, instead of writing normal letters, you instead write the bracket that each letter ‘lives’ in. The Pigpen Cipher has a strange name, but there’s a reason behind it the idea is that you assign each letter of the alphabet to a specific shaped bracket, or ‘pigpen’. What looks like meaningless and bizarre shapes is actually a secret code transmitting sensitive information! This week, we’ll explore something a little more fun using the Pigpen Cipher which uses alien-like symbols to share messages with people in the know. Last issue, we explored the simple substitution cipher to create a basic yet efficient code to use with your friends and family. Pigpen ciphers uses alien-like symbols to hide secret messages.
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