L33t Language

[Flauvo]

Introduction
"l33t sp34k" is the international internet language coined by script kiddies and trolls who like to clutter up message boards and chat rooms with their claims of being "l33t H4xX0r5". Anyone who can't read their seemingly arbitrary dialect, or has to ask how "l33t" is pronounced is declared to be "teh sUxX0r". But in fact, you are about to read conclusive proof that l33t sp34k does indeed have a deeper purpose than making peoples' eyes hurt - It's a programming language!

l33t is an esoteric language based loosely on BrainF***, and influenced by Beatnik. Like other languages of its ilk, it was designed to be as brain-melting as possible to code in whilst still being Turing complete. The language has some interesting distinguishing features, such as the possibility for self-modifying code and for connectivity - it's theoretically possible to use it to write viruses and other such antisocial software but the actual logistics of trying to write such a program put it well beyond the cognitive capabilities of the average script kiddie. Look here for the full language specification, here for some sample programs, and here for some interpreters and links to related sites. But just to whet your appetite, here is the canonical "Hello World" program.

The Hello World Program:

// "Hello World" by Stephen McGreal.
// Note that the views expressed in this source code do not necessarily coincide with those of the author )

Gr34t l33tN3$$?
M3h...
iT 41n't s0 7rIckY.

l33t sP33k is U8er keWl 4nD eA5y wehn u 7hink 1t tHr0uGh.
1f u w4nn4be UB3R-l33t u d3f1n1t3lY w4nt in 0n a b4d4sS h4xX0r1ng s1tE!!! ;p
w4r3Z c0ll3cT10n2 r 7eh l3Et3r!

Qu4k3 cL4nS r 7eh bE5t tH1ng 1n teh 3nTIr3 w0rlD!!!
g4m3s wh3r3 u g3t to 5h00t ppl r 70tAl1_y w1cK1d!!
I'M teh fr4GM4stEr aN I'lL t0t41_1Ly wIpE teh phr34k1ng fL00r ***j3d1 5tYlE*** wItH y0uR h1dE!!!! L0L0L0L!
t3lEphR4gG1nG l4m3rs wit mY m8tes r34lLy k1kK$ A$$

l33t hAxX0r$ CrE4t3 u8er- k3wL 5tUff lIkE n34t pR0gR4mm1nG lAnguidGe$...
s0m3tIm3$ teh l4nGu4gES l00k jUst l1k3 rE41_ 0neS 7o mAkE ppl Th1nk th3y'r3 ju$t n0rMal lEE7 5pEEk but th3y're 5ecRetLy c0dE!!!!
n080DY unDer5tAnD$ l33t SpEaK 4p4rT fr0m j3d1!!!!!
50mE kId 0n A me$$4gEb04rD m1ghT 8E a r0xX0r1nG hAxX0r wH0 w4nT2 t0 bR34k 5tuFf, 0r mAyb3 ju5t sh0w 7eh wAy5 l33t ppl cAn 8E m0re lIkE y0d4!!! hE i5 teh u8ER!!!!
1t m1ght 8E 5omE v1rus 0r a Pl4ySt4tI0n ch34t c0dE.
1t 3v3n MiTe jUs7 s4y "H3LL0 W0RLD!!!" u ju5t cAn'T gu3s5.
tH3r3's n3v3r anY p0iNt l00KiNg sC3pT1c4l c0s th4t, be1_1Ev3 iT 0r n0t, 1s whAt th1s 1s!!!!!

5uxX0r5!!!L0L0L0L0L!!!!!!!

Alphabet

A
/-\ or /\ or 4 or @
B
|3 or 8 or |o
C
( or < or © or k or s or /< or |< or \< or |{
D
|) or o| or |> or <|
E
3
F
|= or ph
G
( or 9 or 6
H
|-| or ]-[ or }-{ or (-) or )-( or #
I
l or 1 or | or ! or ][
J
_|
K
|< or /< or \< or |{
L
|_ or | or 1
M
|\/| or /\/\ or |'|'| or (\/) or /\\ or /|\ or /v\
N
|\| or /\/ or |\\| or /|/
O
0 or () or [] or {}
P
Þ (Alt+0222) or |2
Q
(,) or kw
R
|2 or |Z or ® or |?
S
5 or $
T
+ or '][' or 7
U
|_|
V
|/ or \| or \/ or /
W
\/\/ or \|\| or |/|/ or \|/ or \^/ or //
X
>< or }{
Y
`/ or '/ or j
Z
2 or (\)




Some Vocab
0w|\| or 0wn3d - One of the most popular l33t words it is very loosely defined as beaten or can simply be an expression of awe, for example, 'I 0wn3d you' means 'I have beaten you in a very humiliating fashion', or '0wn4ge!' which means 'That was (or is) very nifty'.

w00t - Derived from 'hoot', this is defined as 'yay', it can be used, for example, upon victory or, possibly, the release and procurement of a new video card.

13wt - Treasure, good merchandise, possessions, a misspelling of loot. Most commonly referring to pirated software, items in a game or promotional giveaways.

h4x0r - Hacker, can be used for a real hacker or simply a very skillful person. This is the most common occurrence of the -0r clause.

ph33r - Fear, most commonly used in such phrases as, 'Ph33r m3!' or 'Ph33r |\/|y 1337 sk1llz!' It can also be written as, 'ph34r'.

sk1llz - Obviously derived from 'skill', referring to skill in some type of online game, programming or hacking. Many times used in conjunction with 'm4d'. As a general rule, if one has sk1llz, one is to be ph33r3d.

m4d - Mad, mostly used as a descriptive term meaning great, for example, 'h3s g0t m4d sk1llz'.

j00 - You, commonly used in such phrases as, 'j00 d34d f00'.

f00 - Fool, one who isn't very bright or skillful.

j0 - Yo, as in the greeting.

d00d - Dude; an expression of comrade, or just used to address a random person online.

sux0r - ****s, as in '7h1s sux0r', one of the few common examples of the -0r clause.

l4m3r - Lamer, someone who is lame, someone who uses an unfair tactic or generally makes the things around him or her less fun.

n00b - Short for noobie, misspelling of newbie; someone who is new to something, or just not very good at it.

Something i made:
|-|4BbOx|=o.-|_||\/| .-OXO.-32 4|\||) 4|_5o +3|-| 5+4|=|= 4.-3 |\/|1|\|+ (\|/|-|3|\| +|-|3`/ \|/4|\|+ +O b3!)

L33t Translator:
http://www.jayssite.com/stuff/l33t/l33t_translator.html

[Biseinen]

My life is now complete.

[$@m]

I just wasted about a minute of my life reading and understanding that

[Dirgeofcerberus]

O.o Very interesting.

Got me intrieged as I read it, quite a good alphabet and some vocab.

Your little something translated:
Habboxforum rocks and also the staff are mint when they want to be.

+Rep added for an interesting post. =]

EDIT: Cant add rep to you.

[Hatake Kakashi]

Translation of hello world for those who don't know or can't read it

great eliteness?
me...
it ain't so tricky.

elite speak is uber cool and easy wehn you think it through.
if you wannabe uber-elite you definitely want in on a badass haxxoring site.;p
wares collections are the more elite.
quake clans are the best thing in the entire world.games where you get to shoot ppl are totali_y wickid.i'am the killmaster an i'll totai_ily wipe the freaking floor ***jedi style*** with your hide.lololol.telephragging lamers with my mbtes really kikks ***

elite haxxors create uber- cool stuff like neat programming languidges...
sometimes the languages look just like reai_ ones to make ppl think they're just normal elite speak but they're secretly code.nobody understands elite speak apart from jedi.some kid on a messageboard might be a roxxoring haxxor who wants to break stuff, or maybe just show the ways elite ppl can be more like yoda.he is the uber.it might be some virus or a playstation cheat code.
it even mite just say "hello world. you just can't guess.
there's never any point looking sceptical cos that, bei_ieve it or not, is what this is.
suxxors.lolololol.

Translation of what remin said at the bottom:

habboxforum rocks and also the staff are mint cwhen they want to be.

[Flauvo]

Yeh, guess what, i'm cautioned.
I added the 'When they want to be at the end'.

[Mentor]

Lmao, whered u copy that of thogh since the text suggests links your vesion lacks. funny how it uses php style commenting as well

[From First To Last]

wow i think have just encounterd another foreign language? now ive seen it all!

[Flauvo]

lol,
Computer Programming.....
The possibilited are endless.

Did you know?

A computer programmer who went by the name 4t created a program which enabled you to use paint to navigate round your computer?.
Interesting, not sure where you can get it from though

[NekkLe]

Its basically the language of the Nerds

For example:

Qu4k3 cL4nS r 7eh bE5t tH1ng 1n teh 3nTIr3 w0rlD!!!
g4m3s wh3r3 u g3t to 5h00t ppl r 70tAl1_y w1cK1d.

See what I mean :rolleyes: