The Caesar Cypher

A Simple Single-Alphabet Substitution Cypher used by Julius Caesar for messages to his military commanders, over 2000 years ago.

It shifts or 'rotates' the alphabet, and so is sometimes called a Rotation Cypher (e.g. ROT-13 for a shift of 13). It is highly susceptable to letter frequency analysis and thus easily broken.

Inputs and Outputs

Plain Text

Key (Shift)

Cypher Text

Instructions: Select a Key (Shift) value and type into either the Plain Text or Cypher Text boxes to see the encryption in action.

Encryption System

Plain Letter

Encrypts To

Cypher Letter

Frequency Analysis

Plain Text Letter Frequency

Cypher Text Letter Frequency