Bacon Cipher
Encode and decode Francis Bacon's steganographic cipher — letters as 5-bit AB patterns.
Runs locally in your browser. Your input is not uploaded.
How to Use
- 1
Type your message
Letters convert to 5-character AB groups.
- 2
Decode when needed
Paste AB (or 01) groups to recover text.
- 3
Get creative
Carry the A/B pattern in fonts or case to hide messages.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Each letter becomes a 5-symbol pattern of A's and B's — its position in the alphabet written in binary with A=0, B=1. S (position 18) becomes BAABA.
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