Leetspeak Translator

Leet (most commonly 1337 but often also leetspeak, l33t5p34k, l337 sp33k, 133t, or l33t) from the phonetic form of the word "elite", is a cipher, or novel form of English spelling. It is characterized by the use of non-alphabetic characters to stand for letters bearing a superficial resemblance, and by a number of spelling changes such as the substitution of "z" for final "s" and "x" for "(c)k" or "(c)ks." Leetspeak was probably first used on Bulletin Board Systems and then later adopted by users of Online Multiplayer Games and other Internet communities.

However, leetspeak is not popular amongst all hackers, and nowadays is most commonly used in an ironic manner to represent immaturity. Many consider it a pointless affectation, and as it has become widely used it is less useful as a of showing membership of an "elite" group. It is nonetheless a cultural phenomenon well known amongst hackers and many other Internet users, especially gamers.

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Note that these translators only convert between English and leet and back to English. I haven't found a Spanish to leet translator, but I'm sure there is one somewhere.