Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Emmy in π?

Yes, Emmy is in there, starting at decimal place 11,042.

Emmy on the keypad

  1. E3
  2. M6
  3. M6
  4. Y9

Letter by letter, Emmy becomes 3669 (4 digits).

Emmy in the digits

Decimal place 11,042. You'd read about 11,042 digits of π before you reached it.

Next door in π

  • 127 digits back to Lima
  • 155 digits back to frenzied
  • Japan, 905 digits on
  • serials, 1,235 digits on

Nearest of all: Lima, just 127 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

Decimal place 11,042: close enough to visit, far enough to feel special.

Line up 581 pencils and the last one points at your name (one digit per cm).

The name race

Number 322 of 2,007: Emmy beats 83% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Names close to Emmy

Emmy made our list from the US baby-name charts.

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Your number is in π.*

We looked. All 100 billion digits. Twice, for luck.

A phone number, a birthday like 14/03/1999, a word, or up to four words like i love you. We won't tell anyone what you type. * Probably. 99.995% of ten-digit numbers. The other 0.005% are being difficult.

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