Hidden in plain sight: Coded text is as old as writing itself. Among Los Angeles gangs the ciphers h
Hidden in plain sight: Coded text is as old as writing itself. Among Los Angeles gangs the ciphers have developed into a complex and hyper fluid form of communication. Basically the symbols are substitutes for the letters in the English alphabet. Using influence from countless sources —in addition to numbers, they use ornate symbols, a Chinese pictogram, or Mayan or Aztec symbols. Or they create their own symbols. The languages vary widely within gangs and areas. Above a ciphered Crips letter as well as a key to a Black Gangster Disciples code and a version of gang code based on masonic cipher. -- source link
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