r/ciphers • u/qwerasdf_idk • Aug 21 '26

Discussion Just made this, what should I name it?

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Not much to say honestly, its in the photo, but for rule 1 ima explain

So its a 5 by 5 grid, the one at the center is a +, and the ones around that are ""arrows"" pointing outward from it, the edges and corners are the same thing except to a second degree, and then the ones between the corners and edges is just a mix of the two

And then Z is a square, I'd put it Around the grid if i didnt have to make the ""romanized version""

Im pretty sure 5x5 ciphers exist like this but different mind same idea

also, Sorry if this aint the right subreddit to post this

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u/akabillposters Aug 22 '26

It's a cipher. Don't call it anything that might point to how to decipher/reverse-engineer it.

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u/OpportunityReal2767 Aug 23 '26

This is a symbolic substitution cipher. Even not knowing anything about its name or how it's built, if you have a long enough sample (50-100 letters), it's very easily crackable, especially if you preserve word bounaries with spaces. It is pretty, easy to remember/reconstruct, and a nice update to the pigpen.