Census Bureau counts memecoins on punch cards. Every ticker gets one card with six answers, punched in eighty columns, and the sorter drops it into one of thirteen pockets.
The same ticker always gets the same card. Everything runs in your browser.
import { enumerate } from "https://censusbureau.vercel.app/lib/census.js";
const c = enumerate("DOGWIFHAT");
c.species; // "Dog"
c.pocket; // 1
c.card; // "691713"
c.columns; // the 80 printed columns<script type="module">
import { enumerate } from "https://censusbureau.vercel.app/lib/census.js";
const c = enumerate("PEPE");
document.body.textContent = "Pocket " + c.pocket + " · " + c.species;
</script>curl -O https://censusbureau.vercel.app/lib/census.js
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Form CB-12 | The six questions every coin answers |
| Card | 80 columns × 12 rows of cardboard |
| Column | One character |
| Hollerith code | The way letters are punched as one or two holes |
| One of thirteen bins in the sorter | |
| Species | The answer that picks the pocket |
| Staff | Pocket 13, only for $CENSUS |
| Columns | Field | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | Form | CB-12 |
| 7–16 | Ticker | Up to ten characters |
| 18–23 | Species | The pocket |
| 25–27 | Hat | YES or NO |
| 29–41 | Lives with | The dev, A DAO, Its mother, Nobody, Three wallets, A group chat, A whale, Its fans |
| 43–54 | Occupation | Meme, Holding, Unemployed, Agent, Mascot, Retired, Influencer, Student |
| 56–66 | Age | Under a day, Three days, Two weeks, A month, Since 2021, Unknown |
| 68–75 | Mood | Bullish, Fine, Tired, Sideways, Asleep, Hopeful, Nervous |
| 77–80 | Year | 1956 |
| Character | Holes |
|---|---|
| 0–9 | One hole in that row |
| A–I | Row 12 + row 1–9 |
| J–R | Row 11 + row 1–9 |
| S–Z | Row 0 + row 2–9 |
| - | Row 11 |
| Space | None |
import { holes } from "https://censusbureau.vercel.app/lib/census.js";
holes("C"); // [12, 3]
holes("M"); // [11, 4]
holes("S"); // [0, 2]| # | Species | The ticker contains |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dog | DOG, INU, PUP, WOOF, SHIB, DOGE |
| 2 | Frog | FROG, PEPE, TOAD, RIBBIT |
| 3 | Cat | CAT, MEOW, KITT, PURR |
| 4 | Bird | BIRD, DUCK, OWL, CROW, PENG, PIGEON |
| 5 | Fish | FISH, SHARK, WHALE, CRAB, SHRIMP |
| 6 | Ape | APE, MONK, CHIMP, GORILLA |
| 7 | AI | AI, GPT, BOT, AGENT, ROBO |
| 8 | Hat | HAT, CAP, CROWN, WIF |
| 9 | Space | MOON, MARS, ROCKET, SPACE, STAR, SUN, ORBIT |
| 10 | Food | PIZZA, BEAN, SOUP, BURGER, TACO, RICE, CHEESE, BREAD |
| 11 | Dead | RUG, DEAD, RIP, ZERO, GHOST |
| 12 | Other | No match, or by the draw |
| 13 | Staff | CENSUS, exactly |
CENSUS goes to pocket 13.cen: plus the ticker into mulberry32. 30% Other, otherwise one of pockets 1–11.if (t==='CENSUS') p=12;
else for (var i=0;i<11;i++) if (POCK[i].re.test(t)) { p=i; break }
if (p<0) { var x=r(); p = x<.3 ? 11 : Math.floor(r()*11) }| Export | Content |
|---|---|
enumerate(ticker) | Pocket, answers, card number, 80 columns and their holes |
holes(char) | The rows punched for one character |
POCKETS | The thirteen pockets |
clean(v) | The ticker cleaner |
| Error | When |
|---|---|
| A ticker needs at least two characters | Fewer than two letters or digits |
Imports ../lib/census.js and enumerates the ticker here. The holes array is left out to keep it short.
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The only card that goes to pocket 13, Staff. Occupation: Counting.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Chain | Solana |
| Supply | 1,000,000,000 |
| Tax | 0 / 0 |
| Mint | Revoked |
| Launch | Fair, no presale |
| Contract | soon |
No word matched and the draw said Other, three times in ten.
The holes follow the Hollerith code those cards used.
| Version | Change |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | Docs, census.js, Try it |
| 0.1 | Sorter model 13 and form CB-12 |