# Atbash Cipher by Matt tags: strings, formatting, cryptography ## Summary > The Atbash cipher is an encryption method in which each letter of a word is replaced with its "mirror" letter in the alphabet: A Z; B Y; C X; etc. > Create a function that takes a string and applies the Atbash cipher to it. > Examples > atbash("apple") ➞ "zkkov" > atbash("Hello world!") ➞ "Svool dliow!" > atbash("Christmas is the 25th of December") ➞ "Xsirhgnzh r ## Instructions The Atbash cipher is an encryption method in which each letter of a word is replaced with its "mirror" letter in the alphabet: A <=> Z; B <=> Y; C <=> X; etc. Create a function that takes a string and applies the Atbash cipher to it. ### Examples ``` atbash("apple") ➞ "zkkov" atbash("Hello world!") ➞ "Svool dliow!" atbash("Christmas is the 25th of December") ➞ "Xsirhgnzh rh gsv 25gs lu Wvxvnyvi" ``` ### Notes - Capitalisation should be retained. - Non-alphabetic characters should not be altered.