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Glyphs are the language of the Shapers, the race that seems to be authoring the crisis on earth. Glyphs namely appear in the Scanner as part of Glyph Hacking, but may have a deeper meaning in the Ingress Lore.

Imperfect-Glyph drawing

Glyphs are a language comparable to Anglo-Saxon and Norse runes, where characters stand alone as words rather than as letters, like in most modern languages on Earth. Glyphs are written on an eleven-dot matrix by connecting adjacent points with straight, unbroken lines. The Glyph language so far seems to be limited to nouns and verbs, which are combined to make simple yet entirely understandable phrases.

Glyph Hacking[]

Main article: Glyph Hacking
Prime-Hack-ButtonMenu withText

The hacking menu in Prime. Agents can request a Portal Key Portal Key, request no Portal Key Portal Key, or initiate a Glyph Hack.

Glyph Hacking is an extended version of hacking a Portal. Agents can initiate a Glyph Hack when hacking both enemy and friendly Portals by holding the 'Hack'-menu button 'Hack'-button and then selecting the Glyph Hack-option by sliding onto the Glyph icon Glyph-icon. Glyph hacking involves memorizing a randomly selected sequence of Glyphs and tracing them back on the Glyph array as quickly as possible. The number of Glyphs shown can range from one to five. Proper Glyph sequences however only vary in length from three Glyphs for L3-L5 to five for L8, depending on the level of the Agent and the Portal being hacked. For each Glyph that is repeated back correctly, the Agent is awarded 50 AP and a certain "Hack bonus". If all the Glyphs are repeated correctly, the Agent is awarded an extra 100 AP and a "Speed bonus", if applicable.

Glyph hacking rewards the Agent with bonus item drops.

Glyph Command Channel[]

Command Channel activates after initializing a Glyph Hack but before the selection of Glyphs or Glyph sequence is displayed and can be used to modify the Glyph hacking-procedure or its outcome by sending commands/Glyphs just after the "COMMAND CHANNEL OPEN" message.

Known commands that work are:

  • More Glyph More: Potentially gives the Agent (up to three) Portal Keys Portal Key even if they already have.
  • Less Glyph Less: Never gives the Agent a Portal Key Portal Key
  • Complex Glyph Complex: Makes the Glyph sequence speed up. Useful for Agents on buses/trains.
  • Simple Glyph Simple: Makes the Glyph sequence slow down. Useful for memorization.

Glyph Sequences[]

Main article: Glyph Sequences

Proper Glyph sequences contain phrases related to the Lore e.g. the Shapers, N'Zeer, the EnlightenedEnlightened Logo, the Resistance Resistance Logo, or the war for humanity and give us insight into the purposes of the Shapers. Proper Glyph sequences vary in length from three (L3-L5) to five Glyphs (L8).

Some Glyphs have antonym pairs. These pairs are direct antonyms such as Less Glyph LESS / MORE More Glyph, Attack-War Glyph ATTACK / DEFEND Defend Glyph, and Create Glyph CREATE / DESTROY Destroy Glyph. The Glyphs in the pair are mirror images of each other. In order to remember the sequences correctly, it is recommended to pair the Glyph to its meaning, not its appearance.

For a full list of known Glyph sequences, visit Glyph Sequences.

Glyph Translations[]

Glyphs have one or more meanings. The known meanings of the Glyphs are shown below.

{{{2}}} Glyph (Accept/Open)
Accept/​Open


{{{2}}} Glyph (Abandon)
Abandon


{{{2}}} Glyph (Adapt)
Adapt


{{{2}}} Glyph (Advance)
Advance


{{{2}}} Glyph (After)
After


{{{2}}} Glyph (Again/Repeat)
Again/​Repeat


{{{2}}} Glyph (All)
All


{{{2}}} Glyph (Answer)
Answer


{{{2}}} Glyph (Attack/War)
Attack/​War


{{{2}}} Glyph (Avoid)
Avoid


{{{2}}} Glyph (Balance/Perfection)
Balance/​Perfection


{{{2}}} Glyph (Barrier)
Barrier


{{{2}}} Glyph (Before)
Before


{{{2}}} Glyph (Begin)
Begin


{{{2}}} Glyph (Being/Human)
Being/​Human


{{{2}}} Glyph (Body)
Body


{{{2}}} Glyph (Breathe/Live)
Breathe/​Live


{{{2}}} Glyph (Capture)
Capture


{{{2}}} Glyph (Change)
Change


{{{2}}} Glyph (Chaos)
Chaos


{{{2}}} Glyph (Civilization)
Civilization


{{{2}}} Glyph (Clear)
Clear


{{{2}}} Glyph (Clear All)
Clear All


{{{2}}} Glyph (Collective/Shapers)
Collective/​Shapers


{{{2}}} Glyph (Complex)
Complex


{{{2}}} Glyph (Conflict)
Conflict


{{{2}}} Glyph (Consequence)
Consequence


{{{2}}} Glyph (Contemplate)
Contemplate


{{{2}}} Glyph (Courage)
Courage


{{{2}}} Glyph (Create)
Create


{{{2}}} Glyph (Creativity/Idea/Thought)
Creativity/​Idea/​Thought


{{{2}}} Glyph (Danger)
Danger


{{{2}}} Glyph (Data)
Data


{{{2}}} Glyph (Defend)
Defend


{{{2}}} Glyph (Destination)
Destination


{{{2}}} Glyph (Destiny)
Destiny


{{{2}}} Glyph (Destroy)
Destroy


{{{2}}} Glyph (Deteriorate)
Deteriorate


{{{2}}} Glyph (Death/Die)
Death/​Die


{{{2}}} Glyph (Difficult)
Difficult


{{{2}}} Glyph (Discover)
Discover


{{{2}}} Glyph (Distance/Outside)
Distance/​Outside


{{{2}}} Glyph (Easy)
Easy


{{{2}}} Glyph (End)
End


{{{2}}} Glyph (Enlightened/Enlightenment)
Enlightened/​Enlightenment


{{{2}}} Glyph (Equal)
Equal


{{{2}}} Glyph (Escape)
Escape


{{{2}}} Glyph (Evolution/Progress/Success)
Evolution/​Progress/​Success


{{{2}}} Glyph (Failure)
Failure


{{{2}}} Glyph (Fear)
Fear


{{{2}}} Glyph (Field)
Field


{{{2}}} Glyph (Follow)
Follow


{{{2}}} Glyph (Forget)
Forget


{{{2}}} Glyph (Future)
Future


{{{2}}} Glyph (Gain)
Gain


{{{2}}} Glyph (Grow)
Grow


{{{2}}} Glyph (Harm)
Harm


{{{2}}} Glyph (Harmony/Peace)
Harmony/​Peace


{{{2}}} Glyph (Have)
Have


{{{2}}} Glyph (Help)
Help


{{{2}}} Glyph (Hide)
Hide


{{{2}}} Glyph (I/Me)
I/​Me


{{{2}}} Glyph (Ignore)
Ignore


{{{2}}} Glyph (Imperfect)
Imperfect


{{{2}}} Glyph (Improve)
Improve


{{{2}}} Glyph (Impure)
Impure


{{{2}}} Glyph (Individual/Self)
Individual/​Self


{{{2}}} Glyph (Inside/Not)
Inside/​Not


{{{2}}} Glyph (Intelligence)
Intelligence


{{{2}}} Glyph (Interrupt)
Interrupt


{{{2}}} Glyph (Journey)
Journey


{{{2}}} Glyph (Key)
Key


{{{2}}} Glyph (Knowledge)
Knowledge


{{{2}}} Glyph (Lead)
Lead


{{{2}}} Glyph (Legacy)
Legacy


{{{2}}} Glyph (Less)
Less


{{{2}}} Glyph (Liberate)
Liberate


{{{2}}} Glyph (Lie)
Lie


{{{2}}} Glyph (Link)
Link


{{{2}}} Glyph (Live Again/Reincarnate)
Live Again/​Reincarnate


{{{2}}} Glyph (Lose)
Lose


{{{2}}} Glyph (Message)
Message


{{{2}}} Glyph (Mind)
Mind


{{{2}}} Glyph (More)
More


{{{2}}} Glyph (Mystery)
Mystery


{{{2}}} Glyph (Nature)
Nature


{{{2}}} Glyph (New)
New


{{{2}}} Glyph (N'Zeer)
N'Zeer


{{{2}}} Glyph (Nemesis)
Nemesis


{{{2}}} Glyph (Nourish)
Nourish


{{{2}}} Glyph (Now/Present)
Now/​Present


{{{2}}} Glyph (Old)
Old


{{{2}}} Glyph (Open All)
Open All


{{{2}}} Glyph (Osiris)
Osiris


{{{2}}} Glyph (Past)
Past


{{{2}}} Glyph (Path)
Path


{{{2}}} Glyph (Perspective)
Perspective


{{{2}}} Glyph (Portal)
Portal


{{{2}}} Glyph (Potential)
Potential


{{{2}}} Glyph (Presence)
Presence


{{{2}}} Glyph (Pure)
Pure


{{{2}}} Glyph (Pursue)
Pursue


{{{2}}} Glyph (Question)
Question


{{{2}}} Glyph (React)
React


{{{2}}} Glyph (Rebel)
Rebel


{{{2}}} Glyph (Recharge/Repair)
Recharge/​Repair


{{{2}}} Glyph (Resistance/Struggle)
Resistance/​Struggle


{{{2}}} Glyph (Restraint)
Restraint


{{{2}}} Glyph (Retreat)
Retreat


{{{2}}} Glyph (Safety)
Safety


{{{2}}} Glyph (Save)
Save


{{{2}}} Glyph (Search)
Search


{{{2}}} Glyph (See)
See


{{{2}}} Glyph (Separate)
Separate


{{{2}}} Glyph (Share)
Share


{{{2}}} Glyph (Shield)
Shield


{{{2}}} Glyph (Simple)
Simple


{{{2}}} Glyph (Soul)
Soul


{{{2}}} Glyph (Stability/Stay)
Stability/​Stay


{{{2}}} Glyph (Star)
Star


{{{2}}} Glyph (Strong)
Strong


{{{2}}} Glyph (Technology)
Technology


{{{2}}} Glyph (Them)
Them


{{{2}}} Glyph (Together)
Together


{{{2}}} Glyph (Truth)
Truth


{{{2}}} Glyph (Unbounded)
Unbounded


{{{2}}} Glyph (Us/We)
Us/​We


{{{2}}} Glyph (Use)
Use


{{{2}}} Glyph (Victory)
Victory


{{{2}}} Glyph (Want)
Want


{{{2}}} Glyph (Weak)
Weak


{{{2}}} Glyph (Worth)
Worth


{{{2}}} Glyph (XM)
XM


{{{2}}} Glyph (You/Your)
You/​Your


The Imperfect Glyph[]

Imperfect-Glyph drawing

Drawing the Imperfect glyph

With one exception, all Glyphs are drawn by connecting nodes without backtracking. That is to say, the lines that connect two nodes may cross but never overlap one another or bridge another node.

The Imperfect Glyph IMPERFECT-Glyph is the sole exception. To correctly draw the Glyph, the Agent must connect the left node of row 5 directly to the right node of row 3, bypassing the center node at row 4. Then, the Agent must backtrack and connect the right node of row 3 to the center node at row 4, then connect that to the left node of row 5.

Symmetries and Similarities[]

Many Glyphs come in sets of two, being rotated or mirrored with respect to each other, or have some other relationship. These are listed here to make them easier to memorize.

  • Abandon Glyph Abandon and Restraint Glyph Restraint are mirrored horizontally.
  • Advance Glyph Advance and Retreat Glyph Retreat are mirrored horizontally.
  • After Glyph After and Before Glyph Before are mirrored horizontally.
  • Attack-War Glyph Attack/War and Defend Glyph Defend are mirrored vertically.
  • Barrier Glyph Barrier and Path Glyph Path are mirrored horizontally.
  • Breathe-Live Glyph Breathe/Live and Death-Die Glyph Death/Die are mirrored vertically.
  • Capture Glyph Capture and Liberate Glyph Liberate are rotated 180°.
  • Civilization Glyph Civilization and Nature Glyph Nature are mirrored vertically.
  • Clear All Glyph Clear All is a superimposition of Clear Glyph Clear and All Glyph All.
  • Create Glyph Create and Destroy Glyph Destroy are mirrored horizontally.
  • Courage Glyph Courage and Fear Glyph Fear are rotated 180°.
  • Data Glyph Data and Message Glyph Message are rotated 60°.
  • Destination Glyph Destination and Distance-Outside Glyph Distance/Outside are rotated 180°.
  • Deteriorate Glyph Deteriorate and Improve Glyph Improve are rotated 180°.
  • Evolution-Progress-Success Glyph Evolution/Progress/Success and Failure Glyph Failure are mirrored horizontally.
  • Forget Glyph Forget and Ignore Glyph Ignore are mirrored horizontally.
  • Future Glyph Future and Past Glyph Past are mirrored horizontally.
  • Gain Glyph Gain and Lose Glyph Lose are mirrored horizontally.
  • I-Me Glyph I/Me and Other-You-Your Glyph Other/You/Your are mirrored vertically.
  • Impure Glyph Impure and Pure Glyph Pure are rotated 180°.
  • Less Glyph Less and More Glyph More are mirrored vertically.
  • New Glyph New and Old Glyph Old are rotated 180°.
  • Nourish Glyph Nourish and Recharge-Repair Glyph Recharge/Repair are mirrored vertically.
  • Open All Glyph Open All is a superimposition of Accept-Open Glyph Accept/Open and All Glyph All.
  • Pursue Glyph Pursue and Want Glyph Want are mirrored vertically.
  • Them Glyph Them and Us-We Glyph Us/We are rotated 180°.
  • An incomplete Truth Glyph Truth is a Lie Glyph Lie.
  • An incomplete Perspective Glyph Perspective is Harm Glyph Harmful.

Other glyphs create even bigger groups, that are related by their meaning. For example:

  • Mind Glyph Mind, Body Glyph Body, and Soul Glyph Soul makes a Being-Human Glyph Human.
  • Now-Present Glyph Present is between Past Glyph Past and Future Glyph Future.

Trivia[]

  • There are several (Event)-Glyphs that are not active any more:
{{{2}}} Glyph (Call)
Call


{{{2}}} Glyph (Chase)
Chase


{{{2}}} Glyph (Contract/Reduce)
Contract/​Reduce


{{{2}}} Glyph (Creativity)
Creativity


{{{2}}} Glyph (Heart/Love)
Heart/​Love


{{{2}}} Glyph (Sustain)
Sustain


{{{2}}} Glyph (Sustain All)
Sustain All


{{{2}}} Glyph (Toast/Toasty)
Toast/​Toasty


  • The Inside-Not Glyph Inside/Not-Glyph contains the symbol of a logical negation (¬) aka a logical NOT.

Statistics[]

Portal

level

Glyph

count

Perfect

hack bonus

Time limit Points
Total /Glyph Total /Glyph
1 1 +28% 20 sec 20 sec 1 1
2 2 +40% 20 sec 10 sec 1 ½
3 3 +55% 20 sec 6⅔ sec 2
4 3 +55% 19 sec 6⅓ sec 4 1⅓
5 3 +55% 18 sec 6 sec 4 1⅓
6 4 +80% 17 sec 4¼ sec 8 2
7 4 +80% 16 sec 4 sec 8 2
8 5 +112% 15 sec 3 sec 15 3

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