0n1y 7h3 1337 m4y 3n73|2
Capital of Nasty Electronic Magazine
Monday, July 14, 2003 (625/137)
ISSN 1482-0471
By Kade
Ok, so some of you are probably wondering what the hell l337 5p34|< is. l337 5p34|< (translates to leet speak) is a language that some one came up with and annoying people in chat rooms tend to Spam it. In this guide I will provide a translation from l337 5p34|< to English.
A = 4
B = 13
C = c
D = d
E = 3
F = f
G = g
H = |-|
I = 1
J = j
K = |<
L = 1
M = m
N = n
O = 0
P = p
Q = q
R = 12 or r
S = 5 or z (depending on where it is found in the word)
T = 7
U = u or oo or 00
V = v or \/ (two slashes)
W= w or \/\/ (four slashes)
X = ><
Y = y
Z = z
As you can see, most of the letters in l337 5p34|< are numbers, letters, or combinations of other marks. Once one gets a comprehensive understanding of the letters, one can make words, sentences, or even right an essay.
For example:
d00d 175 411 4b0u7 741k1ng l337 5p34|<. 17 53p4r4735 7|-|3 k3w1 p30p13 fr0m 7h3 14m3rz.
This translates to = Dude (dood) its all about talking leet speak. It separates the cool (kewl) people from the lamers.
Or:
0nLy 7h3 1337 m4y 3n7312!
Translates to: Only the leet may enter
I hope this guide helps you in understanding those annoying 1337 5p43|<3r5 that tend to invade chat rooms and Spam
Kade believes people are inherently stupid and therefore tends to stay away due to the the contagious nature of stupidity.
Comments
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It is wild thought knowing that there are people who only talk in "l337" lingo. I have never seen anyone actually translate it into a full alpabet. Most people I see use it just instinctively make it up as they go along.
Frightening enough, I understood the title as soon as I saw it. I really wish I hadn't...
It is suprising enough to see one use it for creativity but as an every word is definately an over abundance. Thanks for the "4-1-1 On Yo0012 l-l1dD3n (or "1337") j412g0n" I will now go and shoot myself now (only for thew fact I can't shoot people using in spamming mannorisms).
This "leet speak" is interesting -- a simple partial-substitution code that looks as though it uses just enough different characters to confuse the casual observer but not so many as to be difficult to memorize. It's certainly simpler than rot13, and makes a neat companion piece for the bit on AOL jargon/shorthand.
y34h m3 4nd 5m177y w3r3 ch1ll1n 0n3 d4y. 7h15 15 7h3 pr0duc7 0f my c0mp1373 b0r3d0m.
Y35, 7h3 n47ur3 0f 1337 5p34k 15 4 r47h3r fr1gh73n1ng 0n3. 3v3n m0r3 fr1gh73n1ng 15 7h3 f4c7 7h47 1 h4v3 b3c0m3 r47h3r flu3n7 1n 7h15 g0df0r54k3n l4ngu4g3.
0h 4nd 0n3 m0r3 7h1ng, 7h15 p057 h45 b33n p0573d 1n 0rd3r 70 s013y 4nn0y j00. 7h3 m3r3 b4515 0f 0ur w3573rn c1v1l1z4710n f0rc35 j00 70 d3c0d3 7h15 3n71r3 m3554g3 f0r n0 p4r71cul4r r3450n. 7h15 15 7h3 0n3 r3450n why 1 4m 571ll 74lking. ju57 r3m3mb3r, 17 700k y0u 4b0u7 73n 71m35 l0ng3r f0r j00 70 r34d 7hi5 7h4n 17 d1d f0r m3 70 wr173 17.
0n 4n07h3r n073, 1 w45 345y 0n j00 by wr171ng my "b"'5 45 "b" 1n5734d of "|3" 4nd by wr171ng my "r"'5 45 "r" 1n5734d 0f "|2".
1 7h1n|< 1m g01ng 70 g0 7hr0w up n0w
g00d d4y
I hope you didn't go crazy wtiting that last message but if you did I apologize. It was of no complicity to me to read your last comment. "1337" is not difficult to read for most if you just point a little effort into the character format. If you go on AOL alot you will see people using even more simple ways of typing and occasionally you might find someone ceative enough for a new jargon online. I am not trying to offend "1337" speak but think it is specifically used way too much by far too many names online. One of my old hobbies was code breaking and encryption methods, so this is a series of no brainers. It is atleast something different from "New Times Roman" lettering but with a twist.
http://www.angelfire.com/theforce/assault/1337ionary.jpg
that link should be usefel for some of u that wants to get more familiar with it =D
I found your post amusing Kade, very amusing XD
In anycase yes l33t speak is a very interesting concept if not confusing for some people. I know I'd never become good at it because I tend to correct every spelling mistake I make or try to anyways. So how people are able to talk in l33t speak so successfully and for god sakes why they have to write like that for when they're doing school work is beyond me
I've seen many intelligent people use a more subdued form of "1337" to mock the real 1337 people that are, as you put here, annoying. Using very few of the numbers for letters, but instead using purposeful misspellings and internet shorthand (ie, lol or omg) as well as new words that were made up (such as roxxor, suxxor, and the rarely used jerkxor). The people that use this speak normally most of the time, but use this speak when they want to get a laugh.
you fool! that is the least comprehensive explination of 1337 5p34k that i have ever seen. 1337 5p34k is a textual dialect, not some retarded form of cryptography. if someone wants to attract only those of their clique and they all know 1337, they can effectically communicate an emotional as well as informational message with the style of text they use. its not necessary to use a 5 in place of every s, or a 4 in place of every a. i, in fact, rarely use 3 if it comes as a prefix/suffix. "ended" would be ruined if it were "3/\/|>3|>", and you really point out the l4m3rs who use that crap. prefixes and suffixes are very important in any language and require special rules: for instance, -ed has been dubbed 'D. "ended" would be broken into "end", which would carry with it certain meaning needing to be transferred, and "-ed". i might translate it as "3|\|D'D". it's a foolish and obviously signal that the speaker does not have command of the language he's using if he/she speaks only through the phrases of others
Hey, does anyone ever use a "t" at the end of 1337? I mean, I've heard it's sometimes spelled L337, but never 133t. This guy is trying to convince me that he's so 1337, but he's using n00b in the wrong context and when I correct him, he's like, "Well, for ME, this is what is means"
Just double-checking. He corrects other people's spelling then can't even spell 1337 right.
Just wondering here, but are you talking about Zaloopa? He DID say he was only semi-leet...
If you all wish I can talk to Kade and get him to clarify everything up for ya's...
"you fool! that is the least comprehensive explination of 1337 5p34k that i have ever seen. 1337 5p34k is a textual dialect, not some retarded form of cryptography. if someone wants to attract only those of their clique and they all know 1337, they can effectically communicate an emotional as well as informational message with the style of text they use. its not necessary to use a 5 in place of every s, or a 4 in place of every a. i, in fact, rarely use 3 if it comes as a prefix/suffix. "ended" would be ruined if it were "3/\/|>3|>", and you really point out the l4m3rs who use that crap. prefixes and suffixes are very important in any language and require special rules: for instance, -ed has been dubbed 'D. "ended" would be broken into "end", which would carry with it certain meaning needing to be transferred, and "-ed". i might translate it as "3|\|D'D". it's a foolish and obviously signal that the speaker does not have command of the language he's using if he/she speaks only through the phrases of others "
First of all, it took me a while to understand what you were attempting to say. Capitalization and Paragraphs are nice when trying to convey an intelligent though (although i dont think this qualifies).
Second, where did i say this was a "comprehensive explanation" ? This is merely a beginner's guide for those who dont quite grasp the concept of 1337 5p34k. There is no end-all-be-all for what leet speak is. It may have been a "dialect" at one time, but now it has just degenerated to pre-teens thinking they are cool by talking funny. When i see someone talking in leet speak, i quickly label them as unintelligent and under 15.
@ BG Like i said there is no definite way to speak in leet. But give that silly n00b a bitch slap across his face.
I can see where this code comes in handy. If I can't read it, I do my hardest to try to learn it. :-p
Some people are more hardcore l337 speakers than others. I find most people who try to dabble in the art just use a couple symbols in certain words. It's hard to put it in specific terms because there are so many combinations of letters and words. l337 5P34k(sp?lol) is more when someone tries to confuse someone else by flaunting their typing skills. These are probably the same guys who use Linux. But anyway, it's reassuring to know that there are some people somewhere who talk entirely in l337 speak and that none of us know any of them.
So called 1337 speak is the domain of people that are unable to accept the fact that no one cares how many people you sniped playing Unreal in your boxers. It is the domain of rejects, loners, and losers.
who invented leet and are there any other types of web talk
1337 is a representative of a nerd culture, cultivated on various online games such as the quake and unreal series' it has become a phenomenon. If you dont understand it immediately from the way the words form, don't try to learn, it'll be endless hours of unrewarding work, when you can just talk in english instead, n0085! 411 0|< j00!
Subject: Question?
By: BG Time: February 19, 2004 4:55 PM CDT/CEST 2475
Hey, does anyone ever use a "t" at the end of 1337? I mean, I've heard it's sometimes spelled L337, but never 133t. This guy is trying to convince me that he's so 1337, but he's using n00b in the wrong context and when I correct him, he's like, "Well, for ME, this is what is means"
Just double-checking. He corrects other people's spelling then can't even spell 1337 right.
... that is kind of the established way of writing it, everyone just go to the megatokyo boards, someone there can explain it much better XD
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or
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R= |2 W= \|/ M= /|\ or |V| B= |3 or 8 Y= `/ N= |\| H= |-| or # G= 6 or 9 P= |> note: mix 1337 5|>34|< with normal letter ie. d00d d4tz teh_haXXor lololol Also a common insult in 1337 is "fag" or "gay" and it is noticed that sometimes 1's are at the end of sentences because of shift not being held long enough, so 111 has been inherited in2 1337 i.e. lolol 570p P|
http://nuar.lunarpages.com/video/SW_mirrors.htm
for all of you that r intrested in 1337, haXX0r or teh Star Wars then luk at this Star Wars trailr wit 1337 and xtremly funny subtitles
][ 4 /\/\ 73|-| 1337357 /\/\07H3|2 fU(|<3|2 3\/3|2