l337

We all know the SMS language (you = u, Great = Gr8, are = r, etc.). There is a similar language for internet users which is considered geeky.

"l33t sp34k" is the international internet language coined by script kiddies and trolls who like to clutter up message boards and chat rooms with their claims of being "l33t H4xX0r5".

After going through a ten minutes read, I could interpret the statement: 1337 $|o3/-\|< |=/-\57 3|\|0U9|-| u <'/-\|\| 937 /-\ |0T 0F \/\//-\7 |7 5/-\5, 7|-|3|\| U c/-\|\| F|9uR3 0u7 \/\//-\7 u |\/||553o|.

"Leet speak fast enough u can get a lot of u wat p sas, then U can figure wat u missed" (in Italics - I do not know whether I could interpret it correctly)

How could I understand by just going through that language for 10 mins. Here is the help. Short course, in points, below

• Think of the symbols as shapes: a 5 looks a bit like an S, as does a $
• Combine two or more symbols and numbers to make single letters, such as |= for F or |3 for B
• Pay attention to context. If you can't figure out the meaning of a symbol, try to guess its meaning based on the letters (symbols) around it.
• substitute letters for other letters, sounds or words like f = ph, cks = xx, s = z or r = are. Interpretation of 1337$p34|<3r is leetspeaker
• Flagrant misspellings: Some, such as "kewl" (for "cool") are phonetic replacements, while others such as "teh" (for "the), or "ownt" and "pwned" (for "owned") are just an inside joke :)
  
• New grammatical structures: the suffix "0rz" can be added to a word to make it plural or to add emphasis, as in "r0xx0rz" for "rocks," where "r0xx" would substitute for "rocks". Another common suffix is "3d," used to indicate the past tense such that "rocked" becomes "r0xx0r3d," as is "7h47 r0xx0r3d" ("that rocked")
• l337 includes chat abbreviations too: BTW ("by the way"), TTYL ("talk to you later"), and the ubiquitous LOL (generally meaning "laugh out loud")
• Expand your vocabulary. Though most of the "new" words in 1337 are simply misspellings of English words ("taht", for example, or "pwn"), some are actually new coinages, such as "nooblet"--this could be written, for example, as "n008137"--which denotes a "noobie," or the 'newguy' |\|3\/\/|3 (newb) someone new to 1337 or something else. The best way to learn the vocabulary is to read a lot of 1337.
• Adapt to inconsistency. Sometimes, you'll see people with 1337 "skillz," sometimes you'll see "5k1||5," and sometimes "$c1llz0r3d."
• cApItalizE at random. Random capitalization is arguably an integral part of 1337. Some writers employ a consistent method, such as capitalizing all letters except vowels or only ending letters, but many simply capitalize letters (where they are not replaced by symbols), whenever they want.

l337 Chart:

• Note:
  
  • The commas are added to separate symbols
  • The symbol | (Example: B = |3 ) is a "down-slash", or "pipe", and not a lower-case "L" or capital "i"
  • The symbol ` (Example: T = 7` ) is not a standard apostrophe, but is a "Grave Accent" and is found on the tilde (~) key
  • Also keep in mind that the use of /-/ for H for example, aren't used nearly as often as the normal letter in a quick conversation. To write an entire sentence this way would take three times as long, thus the quicker single symbol or letter substitutions are more often used.

• A = 4, /-\, @, ^, /\ , //-\\
• B = 8, ]3, ]8, |3, |8, ]]3, 13
• C = (, { , [[, <, €
• D = ), [}, |), |}, |>, [>, ]]), Ð
• E = 3, ii, €
• F = |=,(=, ]]=, ph
• G = 6, 9, (_>, [[6, &
• H = #, |-|, (-), )-(, }{, }-{, {-}, /-/, \-\, |~|, []-[], ]]-[[
• I = 1, !, |, ][, []
• J = _|, u|, ;_[], ;_[[
• K = |<, |{, ][<, ]]<, []<
• L = |,1, |_, []_, ][_, £
• M = /\/\, |\/|, [\/], (\/), /V\, []V[], \\\, (T), ^^, .\\, //., ][\\//][,
• N = /\/, |\|, (\), /|/, [\], {\}, ][\][, []\[], ~
• O = 0, (), [], <>, *, [[]]
• P = |D, |*, |>, []D, ][D
• Q = commas are necessary: (,) or 0, or O, or O\ or []\
• R = |2, |?, |-, ]]2 []2 ][2
• S = 5, $
• T = 7, +, ']', 7`, ~|~, -|-, '][', "|", †
• U = (_), |_|, \_\, /_/, \_/, []_[], ]_[, µ
• V = \/ , \\//
• W = \/\/, |/\|, [/\], (/\), VV, ///, \^/, \\/\//, 1/\/, \/1/, 1/1/
• X = ><, }{, )(, }[
• Y = '/, %, `/, \j , ``//, ¥, j
• Z = 2, z, 7_,`/_

Try an online l337 translator here.

Leet examples [(l337 3><4|\/||*!3$) - This one created using the above suggestions. Looks damn cool!]

In English: Whats up man? I am fine here....are you?

][ /\/ !33+: Wh47$ µp m4n? 1 4m ƒ1n3 h3r3....4r3 ¥0µ?


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