The Cobain Cipher is an encryption
key developed by Steven McCreanor. It is based on
two foundation principles:
1. Basic
alpha-numeric substitution (Caesar cipher).
2. Substitution of letters with numerals that possess similar appearance.
The Cobain cipher encryption
key is as follows:
0 = O
1 = I, H
2 = n, S, u,
Z
3 = E, M, W
4 = F
6 = b, d, g, P
7 = L, V
The Cobain cipher was developed on the proposition that certain letters possess a higher quality of visual similarity to certain numerals than others which can therefore be broken down into three
major categories, that ultimately produce the Cobain cipher
Category one (most visually similar without manipulation)
0 = O
1 = I (upper-
case i)
2 =
Z
6 = b,
Category two (most visually similar with
360° manipulation)
1 = I, H
2 = n, S, u
3 = E, M, W
4 = F
5 = n, S, u
6 = d, P, g
7 = L, V
8 =
9 = b, d, g, P
Category three (least visually similar with three-dimensional manipulation)
0 = C, c, D, G, O, o, Q, U, u
1 = H, i, J, j, l (lowercase L), T, t
2 = G, h, N, n, S, s, U, u,
Z,
z
3 = E, M, m, W, w
4 = A, F, f, K, k, T, t, V, v, X, x, Y
5 = G, h, N, n, S, s, U, u,
Z,
z
6 = a, b,d, e, g, p, q, y
7 = H, i, J, j, L, r, T, t, V, v
8 = B, K, k, R
9 = a, b,d, e, g, p, q, y
*The Cobain cipher was produced by synthesising category one and two.
