Text Translators for Codes, Scripts and Joke Voices

Type a line and get it back in ones and zeros, radio words, old signs or a silly voice, with the whole table on the page.

A translator on this shelf is a rule you can read in full, run on your own sentence and, where the rule allows, run backwards. There are three kinds.

43 pages

Codes and swaps 19

Rules that respell or swap your text: ones and zeros, a word per letter, a sign per letter, British for American, Australian and Scots words, a flower for a feeling, garbled accents put right. Most reverse.

Text to BinaryTurns typed text into 8-bit UTF-8 binary and back again, with a table of 163 characters in decimal, hex and binary. 01000010 01100101 01100101 01110000 00100000 01100010 01101111 01101111 01110000
Binary TranslatorReads pasted binary code as text, byte by byte, and writes text as binary the other way, with a table of 95 bytes and the sum that decodes each one. Hi!
Leet Speak Alphabet and GeneratorThe leet alphabet from A to Z, 89 swaps sorted by how hard they are to read, with a generator that writes your text in light, medium and heavy. N3w h16h 5c0r3
NATO Phonetic Alphabet ConverterSpells typed text in the ICAO spelling alphabet and decodes it again, with 55 code words and how to say each one. Golf Alfa Tango Echo / Three Nine
Letter to Phone Number ConverterTurns 555-CAKE into 555-2253, and shows the letters a digit can stand for, key by key, from 2 ABC to 9 WXYZ. 555-2253
Words Into SymbolsSwaps heart for ♥, right arrow for → and one half for ½ as you type, from 361 characters listed under their Unicode names. I ♥︎ the ☀︎, the ☽ and ½ of every ★
Reverse AlphabetThe alphabet from z to a, ready to copy, and a box that writes your words in the reversed-alphabet code and reads them back. zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba
British Text GeneratorRewrites American English with British words and spellings from a table checked against two dictionaries, and goes back the other way. My neighbour parked his grey lorry near the lift of our block of flats.
Text to Emoji GeneratorTurns the words of your line into emoji wherever a word is an emoji's own name, and lists every emoji with the words that write it. My 🐕 chased a 🦋 past the 🌻 and ate my 🍕.
Name Into SymbolsTurns each letter of a name into a sign or a picture whose Unicode name starts with that letter, and prints the key to read it back. Mountain for M · Unicorn face for U · Infinity for I
Garbled CharactersTurns runs such as â€™, Ã© and Â£ back into the quote, letter or sign that was meant, and lists every repair it makes and the few it cannot.
Victorian Language of Flowers TranslatorTurns the feelings of a message into the flowers one Victorian flower dictionary gives for them, and reads a list of flowers back into meanings. Acacia, flowering almond, rosemary, wood sorrel and sweet basil
Scottish TranslatorRewrites English with Scots words from a table checked against the Scottish National Dictionary, and reads Scots words back into English. The wee bairn went hame frae kirk on a cauld nicht.
Australian TranslatorRewrites American English with the words Australians use, from a table checked against two dictionaries, and reads them back the other way. My mate drove to the servo this arvo.
Letters to NumbersWrites each letter as its place in the alphabet, A as 1 to Z as 26, reads the numbers back as letters, and prints the chart. 19-5-3-18-5-20 3-15-4-5
ROT13 TranslatorCodes and decodes ROT13 in one box, with ROT18 for digits and ROT47 for every keyboard character, and prints all three keys. Gur nafjre vf 12
Symbols That Look Like LettersWrites a word in currency signs or math signs chosen for their shape, and lists every symbol by the letter it looks like. L: box drawings light up and right · E: element of · O: circled dot operator
Tap Code TranslatorWrites each letter as its row and column on the five-by-five tap code square, in numbers or dots, and reads taps back. 2-3 1-5 3-1 3-1 3-4
Column Letter to NumberTurns a spreadsheet column name into its number, AB into 28, and back again, with a chart of every name from A to ZZ. 28

Borrowed scripts 11

Each letter is traded for a sign from another alphabet. The result is your own words in borrowed shapes. It is not a translation, and each page says so.

Egyptian Font GeneratorSwaps each letter for a sign of Egyptian writing, carries the number signs from 1 to a million, and says plainly that it is not a translation. 𓃀𓇋𓅱𓄿𓂋𓇋 𓍯𓆑 𓏏𓉔𓇋 𓎡𓄿𓏏
Saxon Alphabet LettersSwaps each letter for a rune of the Anglo-Saxon row, lists every rune with its Old English name, and adds the four letters Old English gave the Latin alphabet. ᛋᛁᛝ ᚦᛖ ᚩᛚᛞ ᛋᚩᛝᛋ
Georgian Font GeneratorSwaps Latin letters for Georgian ones by Georgia's national romanization run backwards, in four scripts of one alphabet, and reads Georgian letters back. თბილისი
Rune TranslatorSwaps Latin letters for the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark or the 16 of the Viking Age, names every rune, and reads runes back. ᚾᛟᚱᚦᛖᚱᚾ ᛚᛁᚷᚺᛏᛊ
Cuneiform TranslatorSpells a typed name in the 30 wedge-shaped letters of the Ugaritic alphabet, lists every letter, and adds the 36 Old Persian sound signs to copy. 𐎚𐎛𐎂𐎗𐎛𐎒
Ogham TranslatorSwaps Latin letters for Ogham letters, reads Ogham back, and lists the letters in their four families with their Irish names and trees. ᚛ᚑᚌᚆᚐᚋ᚜
Translate Russian to English LettersRespells Russian text in Latin letters, English style or by ISO 9, reads Latin spelling back, and lists all 33 letters both ways. Moskva
Greek Letter KeyboardTurns your own keys into the standard Greek keyboard layout, accents included, and lists which key types which letter. καλημέρα
Romaji to HiraganaTurns typed romaji into hiragana and back by the Hepburn table, long vowels spelled the way kana spells them, with all 46 basic hiragana listed. ありがとう
Romaji to KatakanaTurns typed romaji into katakana and back by the Hepburn table, with the long bar, the small ッ and 33 spellings for foreign sounds. コンピュータ
Glagolitic TranslatorSwaps Latin letters for Glagolitic ones by the scientific transliteration run backwards, capital and small, and reads Glagolitic letters back. Ⰳⰾⰰⰳⱁⰾⰻⱌⰰ

Voices and word games 13

Word lists and rules that rewrite plain English, as a joke, in a grander tone or in the words of another time or place. None is a translation, and every list is printed.

Talk Like a Pirate TranslatorTurns everyday English into pirate talk with 277 swaps, each marked sea term, old or plain English, or stage talk. Ahoy me hearty, I be lookin' fer the head.
Pig Latin TranslatorTurns typed English into Pig Latin and back, reads it aloud in the device’s own voice, and lists 60 worked words sorted by the rule each one follows. Eshay oesday otnay owknay ethay ecretsay ordway.
Old English Translator Funny Enough to SendTurns modern English into mock Shakespearean wording with 299 swaps, tells thou from thee properly, and admits it is not real Old English. Good morrow friend, thou art late and thy grimalkin hath eaten my supper.
UwU Text GeneratorType a line and copy it in light or heavy uwu. All the swaps sit underneath. Hewwo, I weawwy wove youw wittwe cat.
Fancy Wording TranslatorSwaps everyday words for formal ones, or for grand ones as a joke, and lists every swap with the dictionary entry it was checked against. Greetings, thank you for your assistance. We must purchase sufficient food before lunch.
Tsundere Text GeneratorType a line and copy it with stutters and huffs, or with grudging denials as well. All the swaps sit underneath. Oh, it's you! I-I made this for y-you. I-I hope y-you like it.
Brainrot Text GeneratorRewrites a plain sentence in current slang, word by word, light or heavy, with every swap and its plain meaning listed. Clean words only. Hello chat. My bestie made a fire pizza. I am not lying.
Verbose TranslatorSays a plain sentence at three rising lengths, from stock wordy phrases to whole clauses, and shortens stock phrases on the way back.
Medieval TranslatorSwaps modern words for Middle English ones of Chaucer's time, each checked in a dictionary and in The Canterbury Tales. Thanne the knight came home: I woot a good tale, felawe.
Cowboy TranslatorTurns everyday English into cowboy talk with 202 swaps, each marked ranch and trail term, old or regional English, or stage talk. Howdy pardner, much obliged for the chow. I reckon the hoss is plumb tuckered out.
1920s Slang TranslatorSwaps plain words for the slang of the 1920s, each row dated 1929 or earlier by an etymology dictionary. That is applesauce, pal. The jalopy was the bee's knees.
Cockney TranslatorSwaps plain words for Cockney rhyming slang from a dictionary-checked table, in full or cut short, and explains every rhyme.
Victorian English TranslatorSwaps plain words for Victorian slang, each row read in a slang dictionary of 1874 or 1909 and marked with the one that lists it. The bobby was peckish, so we shared bags o' mystery and scandal-water.

More about these tools

Codes spell the same text another way: eight ones and zeros for every byte, a spoken word for every letter on a bad phone line, digits standing in for letters. Borrowed scripts trade each letter for a sign from another alphabet, and those pages say plainly that a letter swap is not a translation. Joke voices rewrite ordinary English word by word from a list printed on the page. No page here translates a language, and no page pretends otherwise. Every page shows its whole table, so you can check the tool's work or do the job by hand, and nothing you type leaves your browser.

Codes and swaps 19

Borrowed scripts 11

Voices and word games 13

Keep exploring