Comparison of cipher alphabets
This is a side-by-side comparison of the alphabets used in the 340 and 408 ciphers.
Visualization
Differences
Column descriptions
- Symbol: The ciphertext symbol as it appears in the original cipher.
- ASCII: The ASCII version of the symbol, as per the Webtoy's transcription scheme.
- 340 Count: The number of times this symbol appears in the 340-character cipher.
- 408 Count: The number of times this symbol appears in the 408-character cipher.
- Total: The total number of times this symbol appears in either or both ciphers.
- Difference: The difference between the number of times this symbol appears in the 340-character cipher and the number of times it appears in the 408-character cipher (it is interesting when the difference is zero).
- 408 Plaintext: If this symbol is used in the 408, this is the plaintext translation as discovered by the [Hardens].
Each row appears with a colored background. When the background is blue, the symbol appears only in the 408-character cipher. When the background is green, the symbol appears only in the 340-character cipher. When the background is gray, the symbol appears in both ciphers.
Click the box in the headings to sort by a specific column. Here are ways that this is useful:
- Sorting by 340 Count or 408 Count will show you which symbols are frequently or seldom used in each cipher.
- Sorting by Total will show you which symbols are frequently or seldom used in both ciphers.
- Sorting by difference will show you which symbols have the same count in both ciphers.
- Sorting by 408 Plaintext will show you the homophones used for each plaintext letter.
Data
Observations
- The 340 cipher has 63 different ciphertext letters.
- The 408 cipher has 54 different ciphertext letters.
appears in both ciphers the same number of times (12 each).
appears in both ciphers the same number of times (6 each).
appears in both ciphers the same number of times (3 each).
- Six symbols are in the 408 and are not in the 340 (Seven if you treat
and
as different symbols):
- Fifteen symbols are in the 340 and are not in the 408 (Sixteen if you treat
and
as different symbols):
- Click here for a more detailed analysis of the 408 solution. (Explanation)