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Every code and cipher in one place: the full charts for Morse, binary, braille, the NATO phonetic alphabet, pigpen and the Polybius square, plus a one-line explanation of every classic cipher. Bookmark it, print it, share it.

Last updated 14 July 2026

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, with the dot numbers for each. See the braille guide or the braille translator.

A
dots 1
B
dots 1-2
C
dots 1-4
D
dots 1-4-5
E
dots 1-5
F
dots 1-2-4
G
dots 1-2-4-5
H
dots 1-2-5
I
dots 2-4
J
dots 2-4-5
K
dots 1-3
L
dots 1-2-3
M
dots 1-3-4
N
dots 1-3-4-5
O
dots 1-3-5
P
dots 1-2-3-4
Q
dots 1-2-3-4-5
R
dots 1-2-3-5
S
dots 2-3-4
T
dots 2-3-4-5
U
dots 1-3-6
V
dots 1-2-3-6
W
dots 2-4-5-6
X
dots 1-3-4-6
Y
dots 1-3-4-5-6
Z
dots 1-3-5-6

Braille numbers

Digits reuse the letters A to J behind the numeric indicator. Full detail and a 1 to 100 chart in the braille numbers guide.

Braille numbers: the numeric indicator followed by the cell for the matching letter
NumberBrailleReuses letterDots in the digit cell
Numeric indicatornone3-4-5-6
1A1
2B1-2
3C1-4
4D1-4-5
5E1-5
6F1-2-4
7G1-2-4-5
8H1-2-5
9I2-4
0J2-4-5

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

Polybius square

Every letter as a row and column number on a 5x5 grid. Read the full story in the Polybius square guide or open the Polybius square translator.

A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
21
G
22
H
23
I/J
24
K
25
L
31
M
32
N
33
O
34
P
35
Q
41
R
42
S
43
T
44
U
45
V
51
W
52
X
53
Y
54
Z
55

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.
Playfair
Encrypt pairs of letters using a 5x5 keyword grid.
Rail fence
Zigzag letters across rails, a transposition cipher.
Bacon
Spell each letter as five A/B symbols.
Affine
Multiply then shift each letter's position, mod 26.

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