<p><a href="https://github.com/Edinburgh-Genome-Foundry/sequenticon" rel="noreferrer">Sequenticon</a> is a Python library for generating identicons for DNA sequences. For instance, the sequence <code>ATGGTGCA</code> gets converted into the following icon:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/4dW8is.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4dW8is.png" alt="ATGGTGCA" /></a></p>
<p>A web interface is also provided at EGF CUBA (Collection of Useful Biological Apps): <a href="https://cuba.genomefoundry.org/render-sequenticons" rel="noreferrer">Render Sequenticons</a></p>
<p><em>Disclaimer: I'm the current maintainer of Sequenticon</em></p>

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Hey Peter, like WOW, what a post! and what an answer ... thank you. In case anyone is wondering this has REAL potential. Personally I think there needs to be further development, but like its VERY cool.
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<p>How can I create an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identicon" rel="nofollow noreferrer">identicon</a> (a visual representation) of a DNA sequence?</p>

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Create identicon of a DNA sequence
# Create identicon of a DNA sequence

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-11-28)

How can I create an [identicon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identicon) (a visual representation) of a DNA sequence?

**Tags:** visualization, egf

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2020-11-28. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

[Sequenticon](https://github.com/Edinburgh-Genome-Foundry/sequenticon) is a Python library for generating identicons for DNA sequences. For instance, the sequence `ATGGTGCA` gets converted into the following icon:

[![ATGGTGCA](https://i.sstatic.net/4dW8is.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/4dW8is.png)

A web interface is also provided at EGF CUBA (Collection of Useful Biological Apps): [Render Sequenticons](https://cuba.genomefoundry.org/render-sequenticons)

*Disclaimer: I'm the current maintainer of Sequenticon*

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Hey Peter, like WOW, what a post! and what an answer ... thank you. In case anyone is wondering this has REAL potential. Personally I think there needs to be further development, but like its VERY cool.  

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