Type any text below and it converts instantly into Pigpen symbols — the grid-and-dot substitution cipher documented in 18th-century Masonic lodges and used by Union prisoners during the American Civil War. Each symbol is the outline of the grid compartment its letter sits in.
One-way tool — Pigpen symbols aren't part of a standard keyboard, so this converts text into symbols only. To decode a Pigpen message, use the legend below in reverse: find each symbol's shape in the reference grids and read off its letter.
Legend — Every Letter's Symbol