Tool to explore and learn the Tenctonese alphabet, a fictional extraterrestrial language from the Alien Nation franchise.
Tenctonese Alphabet - dCode
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Tenctonese Alphabet
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What is Tenctonese? (Definition)
Tenctonese refers to a fictional extraterrestrial language and alphabet featured in the TV series and movie Alien Nation (1988).
How to encrypt using Tenctonese alphabet?
The user can encrypt/write a message in Tenctonese by replacing each letter (or number) with its respective Tencton symbol.
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Example: ALIEN is written
These symbols are present mainly in this so-called printed form on papers or posters.
A variation of this alphabet is proposed in cursive writing
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(more rare, this alphabet is not complete in the series, it has been extrapolated assuming that the first 13 letters are symmetrical by central rotation of 180° to the last 13 letters)
Finally, the 10 digits and the & (ampersand) characters are encoded as follows:
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How to translate Tenctonese?
Deciphering involves replacing each Tenctonese symbol with its corresponding letter (or number) to reveal the original message (usually written in English).
Example: translates to NATION
How to recognize a tenctonese ciphertext? (Identification)
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