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Morse Code Translator:

Decode & Encode Morse
Code
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How to Use Our Morse

Code Translator
Our morse code translator tool makes it
easy to convert standard text to morse
code and convert morse code to plain
text. To use our morse code
translator just enter your text or
morse code in the input box and
then see the translation in the
output box.

Quickly and easily decode morse code or

convert text to morse code by following
these instructions. We can handle
English, German, Spanish, and several
other languages as well as various stop
words commonly used in morse code.

1. Enter text (letters, numbers, or punctuation)

or morse code above under the “Text Input”
text field.
2. We represent spaces between words with a
forward slash (/) or pipe (|) so include those
in your morse code if you want to add
spaces.
3. Copy the morse code from the “Output”
field.

Our converter works with the following

alphabets:

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Arabic
Cyrillic
Ukrainian Cyrillic
Greek

If the tool detects another alphabet from

the input text, it will attempt to change
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Examples:
Translate Text to Morse Code

1. Enter this (without quotes) into the Input

box:

This is an example string.

2. You should see the following morse code in
the Output box: ”

- .... .. ... / .. ... / .- -. / .

Translate Morse Code to Text

1. Enter this morse code (without quotes) into

the Input box:

- .... .. ... / .. ... / .- -. / .

2. You should see the following text in the
Output box:

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE STRING.

Table of Contents 

What Is Morse Code?

Long before the technology we use
today, the fastest and most efficient
way to share information over long
distances was the telegraph which
provided near-instant
communication. Messages were sent
on the telegraph through electrical
signals. Originally, these signals lined up
with compass needles. Those needles
pointed to specific grid points that
corresponded with the 26 letters of the
alphabet. At the time this was the most
efficient method of communicating
words, but it was complicated.

Enter the American painter and inventor

Samuel Morse. He and Alfred Vail, his
assistant at the time, developed Morse
Code, a more efficient method, which
received a patent in 1840. Now
messages could be sent by using short
and longer signals, and a combination of
the two. The longer signals are called
dahs and are represented by a dash.
The shorter signals are called dits
and are represented by dots.

Each letter of the alphabet was assigned

a specific, universal signal. Alfred Vail
estimated the frequency of letters used
in regular communications and assigned
more common letters shorter codes in
the Morse alphabet. A telegraph operator
would enter the message through the
series of dits and dahs (dots and
dashes). Those messages would be
transferred into electrical signals. Those
signals would be transferred to another
telegraph where another operator would
wait to translate the code back into dots
and dashes, then into the original
message.

The first message to ever be sent on a

telegraph using Morse Code was “What
hath God wrought”, which was a Biblical
reference from the book of Numbers.
Morse Code combined with the telegraph
became the technological darling of its
day shortly thereafter. President Lincoln
used it to stay informed of developments
in the Civil War, while Western Union
found a way to bring families together
from across the country through
telegraph messages. It soon became
popular worldwide as a fast and reliable
way to share information and news.

While most of us probably think of Morse

Code in terms of sound (you may even
hear those distinctive dots and dashes in
the forms of beeps in your head right
now), you’ve probably also seen Morse
Code being used with flashes of light.
Quick flashes are the equivalent of a dot
and a longer shine of the light
represents a dash. A dash should last
three times as long as a dot, no matter
how you’re signaling.

The original Morse Code is slightly

different than the one in use today. And
yes, it is still being used today. The
original Morse Code became known as
the American Morse Code, while a
standard, easier-to-use international
version was called (appropriately)
International Morse Code. When you’re
learning Morse Code on those new
walkie talkie sets you just bought your
kids (or yourself?), you’re learning
International Morse Code.

Today, Naval intelligence trainees are

required to learn Morse Code, and
amateur radio enthusiasts keep it alive
as a hobby. Although it is not used in the
official capacity, especially for
communication, as it once was, Morse
Code is still a universally known and
accepted communication code. Although
its official uses have diminished, there is
no doubt that Morse Code paved the way
for the faster, more immediate forms of
communication that are being used
today.

Morse Code Chart

Use the morse code table below to
quickly see how characters translate to
morse code.

Morse
Text Code

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 –..
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 –..
` None
’ .—-.
~ None
! -.-.–
@ .–.-.
# None
$ …-..-
% None
^ None
& .-…
* None
( -.–.
) -.–.-
_ ..–.-
- -….-
= -…-
+ .-.-.
{ None
[ None
} None
] None
: —…
; -.-.-.
? ..–..
. (FULL STOP) .-.-.-
0 —–
1 .—-
2 ..—
3 …–
4 ….-
5 …..
6 -….
7 –…
8 —..
9 —-.
<AA> (UNKNOWN .-.-
STATION)
<AR> (OUT) .-.-.
<AS> (WAIT) .-…
<BK> (BREAK-IN) -…-.-
<BT> (BREAK) -…-
<CL> (CLOSING) -.-..-..
<CT> (START -.-.-
TRANSMISSION)
<DO> -..—
<KN> (BREAK-IN) -.–.
<SK> (END OF WORK) …-.-
<VA> (END OF WORK) …-.-
<SN> (UNDERSTOOD) …-.
<VE> (UNDERSTOOD) …-.
<SOS> (DISTRESS …—…
SIGNAL)
à .–.-
å .–.-
ä .-.-
ch —-
è .-..-
é ..-..
ö —.
ü ..–
ß …–..
ñ –.–
À .–.-
Å .–.-
Ä .-.-
CH —-
È .-..-
É ..-..
Ö —.
Ü ..–
Ñ –.–

Morse Code Letters And Numbers

Morse Code Chart - Accented Letters

Morse Code Chart - Symbols

Morse Code - Additional Signals

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