The Caesar cipher is one of the oldest known encryption techniques, shifting each letter of the alphabet forward by a fixed number of positions — a shift of 3 turns A into D, B into E, and so on, wrapping around at the end of the alphabet.
This tool applies that shift to any text you enter, in either direction: encode to shift forward, or decode to shift back by the same amount and recover the original message.
While it has no real security value against modern methods (it can be broken by trying all 25 possible shifts in seconds), it's a classic introduction to cryptography concepts and a fun way to create simple puzzles.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Caesar cipher secure?
No, it offers essentially no real security by modern standards since there are only 25 possible shifts to try, but it remains a useful teaching example for basic cryptography concepts.
Does this preserve spaces and punctuation?
Yes, only letters are shifted — spaces, numbers, and punctuation pass through unchanged.