Tools/Morse Code Translator

Morse Code Translator

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How to translate Morse to text:

  • Enter Morse dashes or dots into the input box using period (.) and minus sign (-)
  • Morse letters must be separated by 1 space
  • Morse words must be separated by 3 or more spaces
  • You can use / to separate Morse words. There must be at least 1 space before and after each separator used

How to translate text to Morse code:

  • Enter text into input box
  • Characters that cannot be translated into Morse will be ignored
  • If both Morse and text is entered, the converter will assume Morse mode

WHAT IS MORSE?

Morse code is a method of communicating with a series of sounds or lights that can be understood only by someone who knows the code.

Each Morse symbol represents either a letter or number and is represented by a unique sequence of dots and dashes. The duration of a dash is three times the duration of a dot.

Samuel F.B. Morse invented a code that was used to send messages over electric telegraphs in the 1830s. The SOS distress signal — three dots, three dashes, three dots — proved to be a simple way to communicate in an emergency.

With the invention of the telephone (and, later, two-way radios and cellphones), Morse is nowadays used mostly just for fun by amateur radio operators. Certain amateur radio bands are still reserved for Morse code use.