The Ultimate Guide to Leetspeak

TH3 133T 5P34K3R is a user on this wiki who continuously uses a form of writing she calls "Leetspeak". Sometimes it can be extremely hard to understand. So here is a quick guide on how to read and write Leetspeak!

Numeric characters are used in place of certain Latin characters. The following is a list of the numeric characters and their Latin counterparts:

1 - L or I

3 - E

4 - A

5 - S

6 - G

8 - B (only occasionally)

0 - O

Now as you saw 1 can represent either an L or I in a word. Usually 1 is used for both letters without exception (such as in 10V3 or T1M3) and you just have to use your common sense to figure out which character the 1 is representing, except when in words like 'will', where instead of it being W111 the word is typed W1LL. When both an I and L are present in a word, the I is written numerically and the L is written in its usual Latin form.

Also an 8 does not always represent a B, it's more of preference and stylistic choice to let your B's be represented with an 8.

Latin characters are always typed in capitals, with no exceptions!