Tool to decrypt ideograms cipher: symbols representing letters, words or ideas made with basic elements such as circles, lines and dots with different values.
Ideograms Cipher (Lines, Circles, Dots) - dCode
Tag(s) : Symbol Substitution
dCode is free and its tools are a valuable help in games, maths, geocaching, puzzles and problems to solve every day!
A suggestion ? a feedback ? a bug ? an idea ? Write to dCode!
Ideograms Cipher (Lines, Circles, Dots)
Ideograms Decoder
Answers to Questions (FAQ)
How to encrypt using Ideograms?
Ideograms encryption associates to each letter of the plain text, a number, which is decomposed in (any) distinct values
Example: The message be encrypted is DCODEZ, initially coded by (alphabetic rank) 4, 3, 15, 4, 5, 26 and selected values are 10, 5 and 1 for decomposition.
D = 4 = 0*10 + 0*5+ 4*1
O = 15 = 1*10 + 1*5 + 0*1
Z = 26 = 2*10 + 1*5 + 1*1
Each values corresponds to a selected form (basic element such as a point, a line, a line, a circle, etc.).
Example: A line = 10, a circle = 5, a dot = 1.
Draw any ideogram with these items.
Example: Z can be drawn ||o. or |.o_
How to decrypt some Ideograms?
Ideaograms decryption requires decomposing each ideogram in basic forms (generally between 2 and 4 distinct, the most used are dot, circle, line)
Example: Decrypt the message :: .: ∅ .... o
Count the number of appearance of each basic form in each ideogram.
:: and .... = 4 dots
.: = 3 dots
∅ = 1 circle et 1 line
o = 1 circle
Then search for values for each basic element. The value of an ideogram is given by addition.
Example: Values are line = 10, circle = 5, dot = 1.
Then ::=4 .:=3 ∅=15 ....=4 o=5
Each value corresponds to a letter, for example, the alphabetic rank (A=1, B=2, etc.)
Example: The original plain text is DCODE.
How to recognize Ideograms ciphertext?
The ciphered message is composed of symbols nearly all distinct, with common factors (geometry, color, size, etc.)
How to decipher Ideograms without values?
One can crack Ideograms with difficulties by testing all values. Note that the value 1 appears often.
What are the variants of the Ideograms ciphering?
Use of colors (or any distinctive element) rather than geometric forms.
Modification of the addition calculus (eg. a color means a multiplication by N, etc.)
Source code
dCode retains ownership of the "Ideograms Cipher (Lines, Circles, Dots)" source code. Any algorithm for the "Ideograms Cipher (Lines, Circles, Dots)" algorithm, applet or snippet or script (converter, solver, encryption / decryption, encoding / decoding, ciphering / deciphering, breaker, translator), or any "Ideograms Cipher (Lines, Circles, Dots)" functions (calculate, convert, solve, decrypt / encrypt, decipher / cipher, decode / encode, translate) written in any informatic language (Python, Java, PHP, C#, Javascript, Matlab, etc.) or any database download or API access for "Ideograms Cipher (Lines, Circles, Dots)" or any other element are not public (except explicit open source licence). Same with the download for offline use on PC, mobile, tablet, iPhone or Android app.
Reminder: dCode is an educational and teaching resource, accessible online for free and for everyone.
Cite dCode
The content of the page "Ideograms Cipher (Lines, Circles, Dots)" and its results may be freely copied and reused, including for commercial purposes, provided that dCode.fr is cited as the source (Creative Commons CC-BY free distribution license).
Exporting the results is free and can be done simply by clicking on the export icons ⤓ (.csv or .txt format) or ⧉ (copy and paste).
To cite dCode.fr on another website, use the link:
In a scientific article or book, the recommended bibliographic citation is: Ideograms Cipher (Lines, Circles, Dots) on dCode.fr [online website], retrieved on 2025-07-10,
