Crack the Code Contest

What you're looking at below is an example of a Pigpen cipher — a simple substitution cipher constructed through the arrangement of an alphabet on a series of grids.

While the exact origin of the Pigpen cipher is unknown, the earliest known examples include uses by Freemasons and Union prisioners captured during the Civil War. Can you crack the code? Use the key below to find out all about our next contest!

Pigpen cipher key

Once you've decoded the message, send us your submissions by July 10.