Tool for decoding / encoding in Pikalang. Pikalang (or Pikachu language) is a minimalist programming language based on the Brainfuck for which it substitutes the signs by the syllables of Pikachu.
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Pikalang
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Answers to Questions (FAQ)
How to encrypt using Pikalang code?
Pikalang is a programming language based on the BrainFuck language but whose operators are substituted by the cries of the Pokemon Pikachu. Thus, from a code written in BrainFuck, the following table helps to match the code in Pikalang:
| + | pi |
|---|---|
| - | ka |
| > | pipi |
| < | pichu |
| [ | pika |
| ] | chu |
| . | pikachu |
| , | pikapi |
Example: The Pikalang program 'pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pika pipi pi pipi pi pi pi pipi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pipi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pichu pichu pichu pichu ka chu pipi pipi pipi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pikachu pipi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pikachu ka ka ka ka pikachu ka ka ka ka ka ka pikachu pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pikachu pi pi pikachu ka pikachu' corresponds to BF code ++++++++++[>+>+++>+++++++>++++++++++<<<<-]>>>++++++++++.>+++++++++++.----.------.++++++++.++.-. and should output the ASCII characters Pokemon
How to decrypt Pikalang code?
A program in Pikalang runs through an interpreter/compiler and displays each byte returned from the program in the console/output.
How to recognize Pikalang coded text?
The message is composed of 8 words or syllables: pi, ka, pipi, pichu, pika, chu, pikachu, pikapi
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