reinderien/mimic
[ab]using Unicode to create tragedy observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3973
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1082
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3750 stars · 103 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Python CLI tool that substitutes common ASCII characters in text or source code with visually identical Unicode homoglyphs. It is a novelty/prank tool designed to create confusing, hard-to-debug syntax errors.
Use cases
- replace ASCII characters in a friend's source code with homoglyphs as a prank
- demonstrate how Unicode homoglyphs can break compilers and syntax highlighting
- test whether a linter or editor can detect invisible homoglyph substitutions
- generate examples of homoglyph attacks for security discussions
When to choose
- you want a fun novelty tool to prank coworkers or demo homoglyph attacks
- you need a quick way to inject Unicode lookalike characters into text files
When to avoid
- you need a serious security tool for detecting or sanitizing homoglyph attacks
- you require production-grade text processing or encoding conversion
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
cli developer-tools parser developer-tools programming-languages python cli cross-platform unicode homoglyph prank text-substitution novelty command-line
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/reinderien/mimic · fetched 2026-08-28 · e68b11026e25
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| reinderien/mimic | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="reinderien/mimic")
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