Tool for decrypt/encrypt the Sheikah language. Sheikah is an alphabet that appear in the video game Zelda - Breath of the Wild.
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Tag(s) : Symbol Substitution
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What is the Sheikah language? (Definition)
Sheikah is an imaginary language which is translated into writing by symbols presented in the universe of the Zelda video game. This is an alphanumeric substitution cipher, replacing the numbers and letters of the Latin alphabet with sheikah symbols.
How to write in Sheikah?
The Sheikah script is a classical substitution of alphanumeric characters by Sheikah hieroglyphic symbols. The Sheikah alphabet contains the 26 letters of the latin alphabet, the 10 digits, the character - (dash), the character . (dot/point/full stop) and the question marks ? and exclamation mark !. It is possible to space the words as the (space) character would.
| A | .png) | B | .png) | C | .png) | D | .png) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | .png) | F | .png) | G | .png) | H | .png) |
| I | .png) | J | .png) | K | .png) | L | .png) |
| M | .png) | N | .png) | O | .png) | P | .png) |
| Q | .png) | R | .png) | S | .png) | T | .png) |
| U | .png) | V | .png) | W | .png) | X | .png) |
| Y | .png) | Z | .png) | 0 | .png) | 1 | .png) |
| 2 | .png) | 3 | .png) | 4 | .png) | 5 | .png) |
| 6 | .png) | 7 | .png) | 8 | .png) | 9 | .png) |
| ! | .png) | - | .png) | . | .png) | ? | .png) |
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Example: ZELDA is written
Sometimes characters are represented on a solid background while sometimes they are on an empty background
How to translate Sheikah language?
The decryption of the Sheikah language consists in replacing each of the Sheikah symbols with the corresponding character (letter or number).
Example: is translated SHEIKAH.
How to recognize Sheikah symbols?
The symbols have a squared appearance and are formed by vertical or horizontal lines that can join, sometimes dots appear. The character font symbols are present in the videogame Breath of The Wild.
Any references to the Zelda video game series and its Link character are clues.
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