Tool to generate homoglyphs, words/characters written in the same manner than another but being different: a I (i uppercase) has a close writing of an l (L lowercase) and are said homographes on some character fonts.
Homoglyph/Homograph Generator - dCode
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Homoglyph/Homograph Generator
Homographic words Generator
Homoglyph Detector
Answers to Questions (FAQ)
What is an homoglyph? (Definition)
A homoglyph is a character visually similar to another, apparently close and interchangeable, it is in fact very different.
Example: DC0DE (A zero 0 instead of O) is a homoglyph.
The text is understandable to a human but not to a computer, because the numerical encoding of the letter O gives it properties distinct from the number 0.
The Unicode character table describes many glyphs that closely resemble common letters of the Latin alphabet.
What is an homograph?
Homographs are words that are visually normal, but use homoglyphs as letters.
A human might not notice the difference but a machine will interpret them distinctly, which can be problematic, especially in contexts such as entering passwords or URLs.
Another use is related to leet speak in which the characters 0, 1 or 5 are used to represent the letters O, I or S respectively.
How to use an Homograph?
Homographs can be used to fool computer robots, such as in captchas or for SEO.
Example: Using a homograph cancels the referencing on a word, as visually there is no difference, it is visually close or identical for a human, so it can be useful to avoid indexing.
It is also a technique used by spammers to get past keyword-based email filters.
How to verify an Homograph?
What is the difference between Homograph and Homoglyph?
Homoglyph is only one character, an homograph is a word made of some homoglyphs.
What is IDN homograph attack?
The internationalized domain name (IDN) homograph attack is a technique used by malicious people to impersonate a website.
With the internationalization of domain names, it is now possible to register an address with homoglyphs like ԁcоԁе.fr (and therefore create a similar or different website)
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