How do I read Morse code separators?

One space separates letters and / separates words: .... .. / - .... . .-. . is HI THERE. The decoder also accepts a vertical bar, three or more spaces between words, typographic dots and Unicode dashes. Playback uses the same normalized marks and word boundaries.

Can I translate spoken di-dah notation?

Choose Morse to text and Di-dah. Join the marks of each letter with hyphens, separate letters with spaces, and separate words with /. Di and dit mean a dot; dah means a dash. For example di-dah dah di reads ATE. This reads written syllables, not a voice recording. An all-unhyphenated group such as di dah dah di is read as one letter, P.

Can this decode Morse audio from a file or microphone?

The audio here is generated from text or pasted dots and dashes. It does not listen to a microphone or decode an uploaded recording. Audio-to-text conversion needs a signal decoder that identifies tones and their timing.

How do I download Morse code sound?

Enter text or valid Morse, choose the speed, then press Download WAV. The file is a mono 600 Hz tone with the same timing as Play as sound. WAV is the available format; MP3 encoding is not provided.

Can I print a Morse alphabet chart?

Download alphabet PDF saves all 54 supported characters with their Morse marks and di-dah syllables. The reference includes A to Z, 0 to 9 and 18 punctuation entries across two A4 pages. CSV provides the same rows for a spreadsheet.

What do the speed settings mean?

The PARIS convention sets a dot to 1.2 seconds divided by words per minute. A dash lasts three dot units; gaps within letters, between letters and between words last one, three and seven units. At 20 wpm, a dot lasts 0.06 seconds.

What happens to unsupported characters?

Accents fold to their base letters, and some Latin letters expand, such as æ to AE and ß to SS. Characters without an entry in the supported table are listed below the result and omitted from the encoded output.

Can Morse code use 1 and 0?

Digits in a message have their own five-mark Morse codes: 1 is .---- and 0 is -----. A binary byte sequence or a timed on/off signal is a different representation; this tool does not guess which meaning an unlabelled 1/0 sequence has.

Is American Morse the same as international Morse?

No. American Morse has different letter patterns and timing. This tool uses the international alphabet shown on the page; other scripts and national extensions are not separately encoded here.

How do I hear SOS as one continuous signal?

Enter SOS and select Play SOS as one continuous prosign. That removes the normal letter gaps between S, O and S, keeping one-unit gaps between all nine marks. The SOS page starts with this option selected.

Morse Code Translator

Translate text to dots and dashes or decode pasted international Morse code. Choose the direction, play the result at 10, 15, 20 or 25 words per minute, or download its WAV audio. The full letters, digits and punctuation reference can be saved as a printable PDF or CSV.

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The international Morse alphabet

Click a character to add its text or code in the selected direction. Download all 54 reference rows as a printable PDF or CSV.

The player creates tones from text or pasted Morse. To decode a recording, microphone, image, or flashing light, a signal decoder is needed.

Common questions

How do I read Morse code separators?: One space separates letters and / separates words: .... .. / - .... . .-. . is HI THERE. The decoder also accepts a vertical bar, three or more spaces between words, typographic dots and Unicode dashes. Playback uses the same normalized marks and word boundaries.
Can I translate spoken di-dah notation?: Choose Morse to text and Di-dah. Join the marks of each letter with hyphens, separate letters with spaces, and separate words with /. Di and dit mean a dot; dah means a dash. For example di-dah dah di reads ATE. This reads written syllables, not a voice recording. An all-unhyphenated group such as di dah dah di is read as one letter, P.
Can this decode Morse audio from a file or microphone?: The audio here is generated from text or pasted dots and dashes. It does not listen to a microphone or decode an uploaded recording. Audio-to-text conversion needs a signal decoder that identifies tones and their timing.
How do I download Morse code sound?: Enter text or valid Morse, choose the speed, then press Download WAV. The file is a mono 600 Hz tone with the same timing as Play as sound. WAV is the available format; MP3 encoding is not provided.
Can I print a Morse alphabet chart?: Download alphabet PDF saves all 54 supported characters with their Morse marks and di-dah syllables. The reference includes A to Z, 0 to 9 and 18 punctuation entries across two A4 pages. CSV provides the same rows for a spreadsheet.
What do the speed settings mean?: The PARIS convention sets a dot to 1.2 seconds divided by words per minute. A dash lasts three dot units; gaps within letters, between letters and between words last one, three and seven units. At 20 wpm, a dot lasts 0.06 seconds.
What happens to unsupported characters?: Accents fold to their base letters, and some Latin letters expand, such as æ to AE and ß to SS. Characters without an entry in the supported table are listed below the result and omitted from the encoded output.
Can Morse code use 1 and 0?: Digits in a message have their own five-mark Morse codes: 1 is .---- and 0 is -----. A binary byte sequence or a timed on/off signal is a different representation; this tool does not guess which meaning an unlabelled 1/0 sequence has.
Is American Morse the same as international Morse?: No. American Morse has different letter patterns and timing. This tool uses the international alphabet shown on the page; other scripts and national extensions are not separately encoded here.
How do I hear SOS as one continuous signal?: Enter SOS and select Play SOS as one continuous prosign. That removes the normal letter gaps between S, O and S, keeping one-unit gaps between all nine marks. The SOS page starts with this option selected.

Exact for the displayed international Morse letters and digits, with 18 supported punctuation entries. Audio plays at the speed you set with standard PARIS timing: a dot is one unit, a dash three, and the gaps inside a letter, between letters and between words are one, three and seven units. Characters with no agreed Morse equivalent are reported rather than approximated.