Translate text to international Morse code and back, covering letters, digits and common punctuation, with configurable word separators.
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How to use the Morse Code Translator
- Paste text to encode, or Morse code to decode.
- Set the direction and, for encoding, the word separator.
- Click "Translate".
Frequently asked questions
What are the timing rules in real Morse?
A dash lasts three dot units. The gap between symbols within a letter is one unit, between letters three units, and between words seven units. Written Morse uses spaces and a slash to stand in for those gaps.
Which characters can Morse represent?
The 26 Latin letters, the ten digits and about a dozen punctuation marks. There is no case distinction, and no coverage for accented or non-Latin characters – so the tool lists anything it had to skip.
Is Morse code a cipher?
No. It is a character encoding designed for transmission over a channel that can only signal on and off. Like any encoding, it is public and carries no secrecy.
Why is SOS chosen as a distress signal?
Because its pattern of three dots, three dashes, three dots is unmistakable and easy to send under stress. The letters are a consequence of the pattern, not an abbreviation of any phrase.
