Replacing letters by looking similar payment or (separating) indications as well as by other letter sequences is called Leetspeak, sometimes also Leetspeek, briefly leet. Leetspeak, mostly just 1337 (or rarely 31337) mentioned, is derived from English elite.

The replacement makes itself the optical similarity of numbers and special characters regarding the letters which can be replaced too uses, e.g. a 1 looks like a small l, 3 is the mirror image of an E, and 7 is a T, which a part of the bar was misplaced. Under the 0 one can introduce oneself a large O. 2 will a R or also as Z (finds less use), from 4 will a A and from 5 will a S. 6 could one as small b or as a G interpret (finds less use), 8 could as large B be regarded (finds less use) and a small g could represent the 9 (finds less use). If in addition still letters can be void and/or by equivalent sound combinations are replaced, becomes from English elite over Eleet at at the end of 1337.

Leetspeak can be difficult to read and is thereby as a kind Insidersprache of the computer scene to be regarded. Originally quite seriously meant, it is used today however nearly only ironically in the form of individual well-known pieces of disalignment or for individualizing by Nicknames. Users, who take Leetspeak today seriously, reveal themselves usually only involuntarily as Newbies or Scriptkiddies.

Origins

Originally Leetspeak was used, in order to prevent that heard enamels or other digital documents can be selected and filtered automatically by computers. Since a computer with the combination of signs |30M|33 can begin not much, it however for humans (also little exercise) as "„bomb "“to read is, offered and/or offers to Leetspeak a certain protection against hearing computers.

A very similar replacement method is used partly also in advertisement enamels (UCE= "„unsolicited commercial E-Mail "“), in order to mask attraction words as for instance "„Viagra "“before Spam filters. Contrary to hard Leetspeak is however usually tried to receive the legibility in order not to vergraulen potential customers. Example:

• 1337: v14gr4, 4b501u73 b3g1nn3r, w1k1p3d14
• UCE: <code> /- \ |3$T|_ \ _ '] ['"€ |3"€G|/V/V"€|2, \ V/||<||D"€|) | \ </code>

Forms

Leetspeak follows own rules. Thus the personnel ending becomes - it of verbs and Nomen in the Singular in principle by -0r, in the Plural by -0rz replace. A Ruler will become the rul0r, hacker in this way h4x0rZ. Capital letters are and only in the word center are used, in order to change the appearance of an individual letter. The you is written as the letter u, or also j00.

A typical Leetspeak sentence could read:

ph34r my 1337 h4xx0r 5k! 11z!

Fear my leet (elite) hacker skills

Be afraid my computer ability!

Apart from the optical change Leetspeak is coined/shaped mostly also by a certain, practice-substantial language style. The term leet is derived from elite and is to distinguish Leetspeak users from the remaining user shank. Thus Leetspeak users frequently call themselves as rul0r (English more ruler = rulers) or own0r (English more owner = owners; tons own somebody = consider its). Others become against it than 14m3r or l4m0r (English lame = lamely, in the newsgroup jargon is a Lamer a failure) or Newbies and/or n00bz (also b00nZ, lowbirds or n4p = Nap, "“non aiming person"” (=nichts appropriate person) and/or "“emergency A pro"” (=kein professional)) insulted. That is, apart from the bad legibility, a reason, why Leetspeak is in many places.

One differentiates in principle between the simple Leetspeak and the HardcoreLeet. If one speaks of Leetspeak, one means generally the change of individual letters by numbers or indications. With the HardcoreLeet however various letters are built up from several indications. Thus the word becomes hello h4110 and in the HardcoreLeet |-|4|_|_0 e.g. in the Leetspeak.

In all other respects common carelessnesses and Wortspielereien (American) of the everyday life English appear, as for instance idioms as 4U (for you), U2 (you too), and 4| \ _ in more moderate elements of the Leetspeak also today (and for a long time) (for sale, paint-graphically: Sail = sail, is expressed like sale = sales), see origins.

Examples

• <code>13375|"°34|<</code> (Leetspeak)
• ph34r | \/|3 (fear ME = is afraid me)
• 1 0wn0rz j00 (I own you = for instance you belong to me or I defeat you)
• 1 4|V| f47 (I to fat = I am fat)
• 1337 pr0 style h4xx0r (hacker)
• <code>1 4| \/| <00|_</code> (I at the cool = freely translates I am super)
• 2 1337 4 U (Too leet for you = freely translates I am better than du/zu good for you)
• p \/\/| \ | |) (Owned!

Numbers/indications and pertinent letters:

A = @, 4,/\ (@ also as Abk. for RK used) B = |3, 8, ss C = (, [, <,  D = |) E = 3, "€ F = |=, pH, |*|-| G = 6, &, 9 H = |-|, #,} {,] - [I = 1! , [] J = _|, 9 K = |<, | {, | (L = 1, | _,  | M =/\/\, /V \, |V|,] V [, | \/|, AA, [] V [], |11, ^^ N = | \ |,/\/, /V, |V,/\ \/, |1, 2 O = 0, (), [], *, "° P = |"°, p, |>, |*, [] D,] [D, |  | Q = 0 _, 0, R = |2, 2, 1  " S = 5, $,  T = 7, +, "†, "“] ["” U = |_|,  [_] V = \/W = \/\/, VV, \ A, \ \ ', uu, \ ^/X = ><,) (,} {Y = `/, 9,  Z = z, 2, "“/,  = 43  = 03  = |_|3 

And with numbers simply the appropriate letter use

Whole words:

1 = one ("” sum1 "“="” someone "“="” someone "“) ("” n1 "“="” nice one "“="” made beautiful, very well "“) 2 = tons, too ("” I at 2 hard "“= the"” I at too the hard "“) 4 = for 8 = eight/eight/"” - ite "“/"” - ate "“("” [g] n8 "“="” [good] night "“="” [good] night "“,"” i h8 u "“="” i hate you "“="” I hates you "“) b = ("” tons "“ ="” its "“) C = lake ("” ton lake "“="” see "“; "” cu "“="” lake you "“="” one sees itself "“) k = ok to i = I ("” I "“) (also: "” clearly "“) = kay (also: "” clearly "“) m = at ("” i m "“="” I to ="” I is "“) the r = acres ("” u r "“="” you acres "“="” you is "“) u = you ("” you "“) y = why ("” why "“), yeah ("” "“) 

Combinations:

00 = u 0w = outer pH = f sh = sch xx = ck 

Combinations

To write frequently used with pitch names, here gives it different possibilities a name"… - depending upon taste for example:

Yetrael =  Yetrael = Y3tr43l Yetrael = Y37r431 Yetrael = Yetr4e1 Yetrael =  Yetrael = `/37|  431 etc. 

Every now and then also different words with sequences of numbers can be written - mostly words are for this used:

Member = 61337

Whereby as clear "“g"” is to be understood the 6, because "“song"” in the word member by the same discussion as "“leet"” being replaced can. Such kinds of combinations are however rather limited, since one cannot place each word behind with numbers.

See also

• Jargon file
• Net culture
• Net jargon
• Computer game he jargon

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