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Color Codec

Description of Color Codec

Color Codec

Color Codec is a simple encoding method created by Todd Adkisson on March 13, 2026. It uses common emoji characters, with each character having an easily recognizable shape and a color. Each emoji corresponds to an ASCII character, which for many people is equivalent to a letter of the English alphabet although the letters can also be used for other languages.

Example:

💛💙🔷🔶　🔴💛　💜🟦🧡🔶　⚪️🧡🟦💚💚🔶　🟥🟣🟩　🔴　🤎🔴🟢🟢　🟥💛🟡　⬜🟦🧡　💚🟤　🟫🟤　💚🟤　💚⬜🟦　🟩🟥🟣🟨🟦

The above encoded content represents the following.

suzy is very pretty and i will ask her to go to the dance

A person familiar with the encoding method would be able to read the color code, and an app described below is available to assist with code-decode (codec).

The Color Codec Code Set

🟥  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

🕛  0
🕐  1
🕑  2
🕒  3
🕓  4
🕔  5
🕕  6
🕖  7
🕗  8
🕘  9

⚫  .
❗  !
🌀  ?

Color Codec App

The Color Codec app is a database file. The user must download the free FileMaker Go app to be able to run this file. The FileMaker Go app is available from the App Store. See instructions below.

Codec Window

Codec Window

• Type ASCII content (English) into the top field and then tap the “Ascii to Color” button to convert to color.

• Tap the “Copy Color” button to have the code ready to paste into another app.

The user can also copy color code from another app and paste it into the Color field and then tap the “Color to Ascii” button to convert to ASCII.

Practice Window

Practice Window

Practicing can help the user learn to read the color code without converting it to ASCII.

• Tap the “Next Auto” button to start practice.

The ASCII characters will be shown one by one with the color hidden for 1 second. The practice will automatically go to the next character in sequential order.

Test Window

Test Window

• A color emoji will be shown. Tap the “Reveal” to show the corresponding ASCII character.

• Tap “Correct” if you remembered the ASCII letter that corresponds to the emoji, and tap “Incorrect” if you did not.

The test will automatically go to the next character in random order.

Getting Color Codec

The user must download FileMaker Go from the App Store. The FileMaker Go app is free, but it is only available for iPhone and iPad.

After downloading the Color Codec file, it will be in the Downloads folder of your device.

Open FileMaker Go app, and then tap the download icon (folder with arrow pointing downwards through it). The “ColorCodec.fmp12” file will be visible in the window. Tap on it to load. From this point on the file will be in the “Launch Center” of the FileMaker Go app.

Color Codec file download (565 KB)

Acknowledgements

Color Codec was created by Todd Adkisson on March 13, 2026.

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