Morse code alphabet.
Every letter has a rhythm. Find the code for letters, numbers and punctuation.
One dot. One dash. A world of words. Read . as a short sound and − as a long sound.
The alphabet, A to Z
- A
.-- B
-...- C
-.-.- D
-..- E
.- F
..-.- G
--.- H
....- I
..- J
.---- K
-.-- L
.-..- M
--- N
-.- O
---- P
.--.- Q
--.-- R
.-.- S
...- T
-- U
..-- V
...-- W
.--- X
-..-- Y
-.--- Z
--..
Numbers, 0 to 9
- 0
------ 1
.----- 2
..---- 3
...--- 4
....-- 5
.....- 6
-....- 7
--...- 8
---..- 9
----.
Standard punctuation
- .
.-.-.-- ,
--..--- ?
..--..- '
.----.- /
-..-.- (
-.--.- )
-.--.-- :
---...- =
-...-- +
.-.-.- -
-....-- "
.-..-.- @
.--.-.
Common punctuation extensions
- !
-.-.--- &
.-...- ;
-.-.-.- _
..--.-- $
...-..-
Spaces are part of the message
When writing Morse, put a space between letters and a slash between words. For example, .... .. / - .... . .-. . means HI THERE. The slash here marks a word break; the slash character itself is encoded as -..-..
International Morse and extensions
The letters, digits and standard punctuation above follow the International Morse convention described in ITU-R M.1677-1. The common extensions are supported by this tool but are not all part of that ITU punctuation table. Accented letters and other alphabets are outside this translator’s supported A–Z character set.
For the continuous SOS distress signal, use ...---.... Written as three letters, SOS is ... --- .... The translator understands both forms.
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