How to Read and Write in 1337

LEET (1337) is a written language or cipher used in online gaming, e-mails, text messaging, tweeting, and other electronic communication. The root of the term “leet” is the word “elite”–translated as 31337–and 1337 was initially developed as an exclusionary language: a way to encode text so that messages could only be read by the initiated. … Read more