Morse code is a system of beeps;
some short and some long beeps that are arranged in a pattern for the letters, numbers and punctuation. Each character has its own characteristic beat. The long sounds are sent at three times the length of a short sound and the spaces between characters is the same length as the long beat. A space between words is six times that of a short beat. Sometimes these beats are called dahs for long sounds and dits for short sounds. Some texts convey them
in written form as a period and a dash.
Commonly used Morse code characters:
A di dah
B dah di di di
C dah di dah di
D dah di di
E di
F di di dah di
G dah dah di
H di di di di
I di di
J di dah dah dah
K dah di dah
L di dah di di
M dah dah
N dah di
O dah dah dah
P di dah dah di
Q dah dah di dah
R di dah di
S di di di
T dah
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U di di dah
V di di di dah
W di dah dah
X dah di di dah
Y dah di dah dah
Z dah dah di di
1 di dah dah dah dah
2 di di dah dah dah
3 di di di dah dah
4 di di di di dah
5 di di di di di
6 dah di di di di
7 dah dah di di di
8 dah dah dah di di
9 dah dah dah dah di
0 dah dah dah dah dah
Comma: dah dah di di dah dah
Period: di dah di dah di dah
Question: di di dah dah di di
Slash bar: dah di di dah di
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Please note: Morse code is
easily learned and remembered for a life-time if it is learned as English
equivalent sound-alikes. We don't recommend dots and dashes as these work
against your ability to hear the sounds. Dahs and dits work for some, so we have
shown them here for your use.
More Information about Morse code.
Morse code was once
widely used World over by almost everyone needing distant communication.
Military, overseas shipping and the railroad relied on Morse code to provide
reliable messages via wires. After the invention of radio during the first years
of the 1900s, communication became more widespread and predictable.
Industries relied on it to send simple and rapid messages to their distant
clients and employees. Now, amateurs use Morse code since it requires a
much smaller footprint on the band, enabling low power contacts.
Navigation beacons help pilots find proper headings even today.
Below are links to
interesting Morse code sites for your enjoyment.
How are characters sent?
Join the hundreds of thousands Worldwide who know and use Morse code!
