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Ciphers
Caesar cipherAtbash cipher A1Z26 cipherAuthor's symbol substitution cipherCombined cipherNumber codesVigenère cipherBill's symbol substitution cipher

Season 1
EpisodesShorts

Season 2

Books

Ciphers

Caesar cipher

The Caesar cipher used in Gravity Falls substitute the original letter for the third letter before it. In the case for letters X, Y, and Z you must cycle through to the beginning of the alphabet.

Caesar cipher
Cryptogram A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Meaning X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W


Atbash cipher

Atbash ciphers are decoded by reversing the letters, an example includes that an A turns into a Z.

Atbash cipher
Cryptogram Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A
Meaning A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A1Z26

The A1Z26 cipher is a simple substitution cipher decoded by substituting the nᵗʰ letter of the alphabet for given number n.

A1Z26 cipher
Cryptogram 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Meaning A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Author's symbol substitution cipher

In journal 3, a symbol substitution cipher is used. The symbols are hidden on many pages of the journals.
*Note: The symbols for J, Q, X, and Z are currently unknown.

Author's symbol substitution cipher
Cryptogram Symbol cipher - A Symbol cipher - B Symbol cipher - C Symbol cipher - D Symbol cipher - E Symbol cipher - F Symbol cipher - G Symbol cipher - H Symbol cipher - I Symbol cipher - J Symbol cipher - K Symbol cipher - L Symbol cipher - M Symbol cipher - N Symbol cipher - O Symbol cipher - P File:Symbol cipher - Q.png Symbol cipher - R Symbol cipher - S Symbol cipher - T Symbol cipher - U Symbol cipher - V Symbol cipher - W File:Symbol cipher - X.png Symbol cipher - Y File:Symbol cipher - Z.png
Meaning A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Combined cipher

A combined cipher is a mix of two or more ciphers seen in the show. The first time such cipher has been used is at the end of "Gideon Rises." It's solved by converting to letters using the A1Z26 cipher, then flipping the letters with the Atbash cipher, and finally by using the Caesar cipher. Season 2's combined ciphers start with the Vigenère cipher.

Number codes

These codes are solvable by taking the number beside a parenthesis as an episode number, and the other numbers beside them represents a letter in that episode's credits cryptogram.

Vigenère cipher

Vigenère cipher is a series of Caesar ciphers where each letter shift depends on a key word. Vigenère ciphers use a Vigenère square, like the one below, to encrypt the message. The square is 26 rows of Caesar ciphers starting with a zero letter shift. On each additional row, the shift of the letters is increased by 1.

Vigenère cipher
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
B B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
C C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B
D D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C
E E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D
F F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E
G G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F
H H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G
I I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H
J J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I
K K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J
L L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K
M M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L
N N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M
O O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
P P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O
Q Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
R R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q
S S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R
T T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S
U U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T
V V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U
W W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V
X X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
Y Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X
Z Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y

As Vigenère ciphers a bit more complicated, consider the following example: we want to encrypt the message MABELEATSSPRINKLES and use GRAVITY as the key. We would repeat the key word until it matched the length of the message (in this case, GRAVITYGRAVITYGRAV). Using the table above, we match the message letter to a row and the corresponding key letter to a column and find the letter at their intersection on the table. For example, the row starting with M and the column starting with G intersect at S. The row starting with A and the column starting with R intersect at R. So using our message and the key, the we'd create the following cipher:

Message MABELEATSSPRINKLES
Key GRAVITYGRAVITYGRAV
Cipher SRBZTXYZJSKZBLQCEN

Note that any time the message is A, the cipher letter will be the same as the key letter and vice versa.

Another way to think of Vigenère ciphers is that each letter of the key corresponds to a Caesar shift number (A=0, B=1, C=2, etc.) and for each letter of the message you form a Caesar shift based on the corresponding key letter.

Bill's symbol substitution cipher

In the book Dipper's and Mabel's Guide to Mystery and Nonstop Fun!, Bill tells readers "I bet you can't even figure out the code I've hidden throughout this book."[1] The symbols are similar to the author's symbol substitution cipher.

Bill's symbol substitution cipher
Cryptogram Bill's cipher - A Bill's cipher - B Bill's cipher - C Bill's cipher - D Bill's cipher - E Bill's cipher - F Bill's cipher - G Bill's cipher - H Bill's cipher - I Bill's cipher - J Bill's cipher - K Bill's cipher - L Bill's cipher - M Bill's cipher - N Bill's cipher - O Bill's cipher - P Bill's cipher - Q Bill's cipher - R Bill's cipher - S Bill's cipher - T Bill's cipher - U Bill's cipher - V Bill's cipher - W Bill's cipher - X Bill's cipher - Y Bill's cipher - Z
Meaning A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Season 1

Episodes
Episode(s) Crypotgram(s) Decoded Cipher
Theme song VWDQ LV QRW ZKDW KH VHHPV STAN IS NOT WHAT HE SEEMS Caesar
Tourist Trapped ZHOFRPH WR JUDYLWB IDOOV. WELCOME TO GRAVITY FALLS.
The Legend of the Gobblewonker QHAW ZHHN: UHWXUQ WR EXWW LVODQG. NEXT WEEK: RETURN TO BUTT ISLAND.
Headhunters KH'V VWLOO LQ WKH YHQWV. HE'S STILL IN THE VENTS.
The Hand That Rocks the Mabel FDUOD, ZKB ZRO'W BRY FDOO PH? CARLA, WHY WON'T YOU CALL ME?
The Inconveniencing RQZDUGV DRVKLPD! ONWARDS AOSHIMA!
Dipper vs. Manliness PV. FDHVDULDQ ZLOO EH RXW QHAW ZHHN. PV. DWEDVK ZLOO VXEVWLWXWH. MS. CAESARIAN WILL BE OUT NEXT WEEK. MS. ATBASH WILL
SUBSTITUTE.
Double Dipper KZKVI QZN WRKKVI HZBH: "ZFFTSDCJSTZWHZWFS!" PAPER JAM DIPPER SAYS: "AUUGHWXQHGADSADUH!" Atbash
Irrational Treasure V. KOFIRYFH GIVNYOVB. E. PLURIBUS TREMBLEY. More info icon
The Time Traveler's Pig MLG S.T. DVOOH ZKKILEVW. NOT H.G. WELLS APPROVED. More info icon
Fight Fighters HLIIB, WRKKVI, YFG BLFI DVMWB RH RM ZMLGSVI XZHGOV. SORRY, DIPPER, BUT YOUR WENDY IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE. More info icon
Little Dipper GSV RMERHRYOV DRAZIW RH DZGXSRMT. THE INVISIBLE WIZARD IS WATCHING.
Summerween YILFTSG GL BLF YB SLNVDLIP: GSV XZMWB. BROUGHT TO YOU BY HOMEWORK: THE CANDY.
Boss Mabel SVZEB RH GSV SVZW GSZG DVZIH GSV UVA. HEAVY IS THE HEAD THAT WEARS THE FEZ.
Bottomless Pit! 14-5-24-20 21-16: "6-15-15-20-2-15-20 20-23-15: 7-18-21-14-11-12-5'19 7-18-5-22-5-14-7-5." NEXT UP: "FOOTBOT TWO: GRUNKLE'S GREVENGE." A1Z26
The Deep End 22-9-22-1-14 12-15-19 16-1-20-15-19 4-5 12-1 16-9-19-3-9-14-1. VIVAN LOS PATOS DE LA PISCINA. More info icon
Carpet Diem SXEHUWB LV WKH JUHDWHVW PBVWHUB RI DOO DOVR: JR RXWVLGH DQG PDNH IULHQGV. PUBERTY IS THE GREATEST MYSTERY OF ALL ALSO: GO OUTSIDE AND MAKE FRIENDS. Caesar
2-21-20 23-8-15 19-20-15-12-5 20-8-5 3-1-16-5-18-19? BUT WHO STOLE THE CAPERS? A1Z26
Boyz Crazy 8-1-16-16-25 14-15-23, 1-18-9-5-12? HAPPY NOW, ARIEL? More info icon
Land Before Swine OLHV More info icon LIES Caesar
9-20 23-15-18-11-19 6-15-18 16-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-19! IT WORKS FOR PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGS! A1Z26
Dreamscaperers PBVWHUB VKDFN More info icon MYSTERY SHACK Caesar
SLWW More info icon PITT
OAUVG More info icon MYSTE Caesar More info icon
EWTUG AQW OCTKNAP CURSE YOU MARILYN
20-15 2-5 3-15-14-20-9-14-21-5-4... TO BE CONTINUED... A1Z26
Template:LTemplate:ITemplate:ATemplate:RTemplate:SpaceTemplate:MTemplate:O-Template:N-Template:S-Template:T-Template:ETemplate:RTemplate:SpaceTemplate:S-Template:N-Template:ATemplate:PTemplate:PTemplate:YTemplate:SpaceTemplate:DTemplate:RTemplate:ETemplate:S-Template:S-Template:ETemplate:R More info icon LIAR MONSTER SNAPPY DRESSER. Author's symbol
NEXT WEEK: XYLER AND CRAZ'S BODEXCELLENT RADVENTURE.
Gideon Rises ELOO LV ZDWFKLQJ BILL IS WATCHING Caesar
18-5-22-5-18-19-5 20-8-5 3-9-16-8-5-18-19 REVERSE THE CIPHERS A1Z26
Template:DTemplate:O-Template:N-'Template:T-Template:SpaceTemplate:ETemplate:ATemplate:T-Template:SpaceTemplate:HTemplate:ITemplate:M. DON'T EAT HIM. Author's symbol
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5-19-23-6-21-16 18-9-6 4-16-19 22-12-15-10-20-19-25-19 SEARCH FOR THE BLINDEYE Combined

Shorts

Short Code Decoded Cipher
Candy Monster [13) 8,9,10] [14,17,22 THE DAR
IURP WKH ILUVW XQWLO WKH ODVW VHDUFK WKH FROM THE FIRST UNTIL THE LAST SEARCH THE Caesar
Stan's Tattoo [1)14] [2)5,24 3)3] [5)7,9] I WAS SO
Mailbox [6)33,40,46 9)1,18] [10)32,33][39 BLIND HE L
Lefty [17)6,12 20) 3,4] NEAR
WKHP DOO ZHOFRPH WR JUDYLWB IDOOV THEM ALL WELCOME TO GRAVITY FALLS Caesar
Tooth 14)21,30,32 15)13,20][22 16)20 KNESS IS
FRGHV RI FUHGLWV SDVW RQH PHDQV RQH VR VHDUFK CODES OF CREDITS PAST ONE MEANS ONE SO SEARCH Caesar
The Hide Behind 11)4,12,13] [12)8,9][17,13] IED TO ME
  • The Caesar cipher combined, is a clue on how to solve the number code. Together you get, "FROM THE FIRST UNTIL THE LAST SEARCH THE CODES OF CREDITS PAST ONE MEANS ONE SO SEARCH THEM ALL WELCOME TO GRAVITY FALLS."
  • When the number codes are combined, you get the message: "I WAS SO BLIND. HE LIED TO ME. THE DARKNESS IS NEAR."

Season 2

Episodes
Episode Cryptogram(s) Decoded Cipher
Scary-oke 5-19-23-6-21-16 18-9-6 4-16-19... More info icon SEARCH FOR THE... A1Z26
6-12-1-7 More info icon FLAG
TEV FP TBKAV PL MBOCBZQ More info icon WHY IS WENDY SO PERFECT Caesar
ZDWFK RXW More info icon WATCH OUT
NLOO PH SOHDVH More info icon KILL ME PLEASE
SMOFZQA JDFV WELCOME BACK Vigenére (Key: WIDDLE)
4-16-19 11-23-10 20-9-1-10-5-4-23-15-6-5 15-5 2-19-6-25 21-12-19-2-19-6 THE MAN DOWNSTAIRS IS VERY CLEVER Combined
21-23-10 16-19 16-15-20-19 16-15-5 8-12-23-10-5 18-9-6-19-2-19-6? CAN HE HIDE HIS PLANS FOREVER?
Into the Bunker
01010000010101010101010000100000010000010100110001001100001000000101001101001001010110000010000001010000010010010100010101000011010001010101001100100000010101000100111101000111010001010101010001001000010001010101001000100001
PUT ALL SIX PIECES TOGETHER! Binary
Template:ITemplate:C-Template:ETemplate:SpaceTemplate:ITemplate:C-Template:ETemplate:SpaceTemplate:BTemplate:ATemplate:BTemplate:Y ICE ICE BABY Author's symbol
Template:ATemplate:MTemplate:SpaceTemplate:ITemplate:SpaceTemplate:MTemplate:E?Template:SpaceTemplate:ITemplate:S-Template:SpaceTemplate:HTemplate:ETemplate:SpaceTemplate:MTemplate:E? AM I ME? IS HE ME?
OOIY DMEV VN IBWRKAMW BRUWLL WHAT KIND OF DISASTER INDEED Vigenére (Key: SHIFTER)
15-11-8-6-9-8-19-6 3-5-19 9-18 11-23-21-16-15-10-19-6-25 21-9-3-12-20 IMPROPER USE OF MACHINERY COULD Combined
12-19-23-20 4-9 3-4-4-19-6 21-23-4-23-5-4-6-9-8-16-19 LEAD TO UTTER CATASTROPHE
The Golf War
NLMXQWWN IIZ LZFNF REMEMBER BIG HENRY Vigenére (Key: WHATEVS)
9-12-20 11-23-10 5-12-19-19-8-15-10-17 9-10 4-6-19 17-6-19-19-10 OLD MAN SLEEPING ON THE GREEN Combined
21-23-10'4 16-19-12-8 22-3-4 1-9-10-20-19-6 1-16-23-4 16-19'5 5-19-19-10 CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHAT HE'S SEEN
Sock Opera
KFIV VMVITB, MLG HPRM ZMW YLMV PURE ENERGY, NOT SKIN AND BONE Atbash
IRHRMT ORPV GSV HSVKZIW GLMV RISING LIKE THE SHEPARD TONE More info icon
ZLGGOH WIDDLE Caesar
VKLIWHU SHIFTER
ZKDWHYV WHATEVS
EHDUR BEARO
YM’KL ECN PPK WFOM UBR KQVXNLK, DCI SIK’U VDA JFTOTA AYQ BWL VVCT "EBTGGB BHWKGZH" HVV: TMEASZFA LOS YCDT PRWKTIYEKGL DBV XQDTYRDGVI WE’VE ALL HAD SOME FUN TONIGHT, BUT LET’S NOT FORGET WHO THE REAL "PUPPET MASTERS" ARE: REPTOIDS WHO HAVE INFILTRATED OUR GOVERNMENT Vigenére (Key: CIPHER)
10-9 8-3-8-8-19-4 5-4-6-15-10-17-5 21-23-10 16-9-12-20 11-19 20-9-1-10 NO PUPPET STRINGS CAN HOLD ME DOWN Combined
5-9 8-23-4-15-19-10-4-12-25 15 1-23-4-21-16 4-16-15-5 4-9-1-10 SO PATIENTLY I WATCH THIS TOWN
23-22-10-9-6-11-23-12 5-9-9-10 1-15-12-12 22-19 4-16-19 10-9-6-11 ABNORMAL SOON WILL BE THE NORM
19-10-14-9-25 4-16-19 21-23-12-11 22-19-18-9-6-19 4-16-19 5-4-9-6-11 ENJOY THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
Soos and the Real Girl
01010011010100000100000101000011010001010100
10100100000101001101010101000101011101001111
SPACEJAMTWO Binary
BRTYMEMNX QBR HRRQPEE ANTHYDING CAN HADPLEN Vigenére (Key: BEARO)
1-15-10-10-15-10-17 16-19-23-6-4-5 22-25 20-23-25-12-15-17-16-4 WINNING HEARTS BY DAYLIGHT Combined
8-9-5-5-19-5-5-15-10-17 6-9-22-9-4-5 22-25 11-9-9-10-12-15-17-16-4 POSSESSING ROBOTS BY MOONLIGHT
16-19-6 19-11-9-4-15-9-10-23-12 22-23-17-17-23-17-19 15-5 23 6-19-23-12 18-6-15-17-16-4 HER EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE IS A REAL FRIGHT
5-16-19 16-23-5 4-16-19 9-10-19 10-23-11-19 17-15-18-18-23-10-25 SHE HAS THE ONE NAME GIFFANY
Little Gift Shop of Horrors
PVREK BIG QF. JCDQZRF’ ZNVEFH OBCX: "C BEWRS VVUTBFL BT BKNX CVAY BKNX CVAY BKNX" CHECK OUT DR. WADDLES’ LATEST BOOK: "A BRIEF HISTORY OF OINK OINK OINK OINK OINK" Vigenére (Key: NONCANON)
23-12-12 23-10-15-11-23-4-15-9-10 ALL ANIMATION Combined
15-5 22-12-23-21-13 11-23-17-15-21 IS BLACK MAGIC

Books

  1. Dipper's and Mabel's Guide to Mystery and Nonstop Fun! by Disney Book Group. October 7, 2014. Published by Disney Press. Page(s) 127. ISBN: 978-1484710807.
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