Rail Fence Cipher

A transposition cipher that writes plaintext in a zigzag pattern across multiple rails, then reads row by row.

Input

Plaintext

Number of Rails3

Rail Colors (Click for details)

Rail 1

Rail 2

Rail 3

Zigzag Rail Structure

Rail 1:

W

E

C

R

L

T

E

Rail 2:

E

R

D

S

O

E

E

F

E

A

O

C

Rail 3:

A

I

V

D

E

N

Row-wise Reading Order (Click any rail for details)

Rail 1

WECRLTE

(7 letters)

Rail 2

ERDSOEEFEAOC

(12 letters)

Rail 3

AIVDEN

(6 letters)

Output

Plaintext (Input)

WEAREDISCOVEREDFLEEATONCE

Ciphertext (Row-wise reading)

WECRLTEERDSOEEFEAOCAIVDEN