Nonogram
A picture-cross logic puzzle — fill grid squares from the number clues to reveal a hidden picture.
Nonogram is a picture-logic puzzle — a change of pace from the seek-and-find pages here, filed in the nonogram corner of the site. Numbers sit beside every row and column, and each one tells you how many squares in that line belong to the hidden picture. Read the clues, fill the squares they point to, and an image emerges from the blank grid. It plays free in the browser, with no download and no account.
Reasoning a Picture Out of Numbers
This one rewards a settled, deliberate frame of mind — the sort of quiet deduction that suits a long train ride or a slow lunch. Nothing here is guesswork: every square is decided by the numbers ringing the grid, so the reward is the reasoning itself. Weigh a row against the columns it crosses, mark the cells you are sure of, rule out the ones you are not, and the certain squares cascade until the whole design settles into place.
Controls
Click or tap a square to fill it; click it again to mark it blank or clear it as you read the clues.
How to Play
Each puzzle is a blank grid ringed with numbers. The numbers along a line list the runs of filled squares in it, in order — a "3 1" means a run of three, a gap, then a single square. Compare the clues across rows and columns to work out which squares must be filled and which must stay blank, and mark them as you go. Fill every correct square and the finished picture appears. Begin on the lines with the largest numbers, since they leave the least room for doubt.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nonogram?
Nonogram is a browser picture-logic puzzle, also known as Picross or a griddler. Numbers beside each row and column tell you which squares to fill, and filling the right ones reveals a hidden picture.
Does Nonogram cost anything to play?
No. It runs free in the browser with no download and no account — open the page and start reading the clues around the grid.
Is Nonogram a hidden object game?
No. It is a logic puzzle rather than a seek-and-find: you fill grid squares from number clues instead of searching a scene, so it plays differently from most games on the site.
Can I solve it on a phone?
Yes. The grid fits a touchscreen and a tap fills a square, so a phone or tablet works through the puzzles as well as a desktop.
