How does the Morse Code Translator work?
Our intelligent translator handles both directions automatically. If you type letters and numbers, it converts them to Morse Code dots (.) and dashes (-). If you type dots and dashes, it decodes them back into readable text.
Morse code was invented by Samuel Morse in the 1830s for the electrical telegraph. It assigns a unique sequence of short signals (dots) and long signals (dashes) to each character.
International Morse Code Chart
| Letter | Code | Letter | Code | Number | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | .- |
N | -. |
0 | ----- |
| B | -... |
O | --- |
1 | .---- |
| C | -.-. |
P | .--. |
2 | ..--- |
| D | -.. |
Q | --.- |
3 | ...-- |
| E | . |
R | .-. |
4 | ....- |
| F | ..-. |
S | ... |
5 | ..... |
| G | --. |
T | - |
6 | -.... |
| H | .... |
U | ..- |
7 | --... |
| I | .. |
V | ...- |
8 | ---.. |
| J | .--- |
W | .-- |
9 | ----. |
| K | -.- |
X | -..- |
SOS | ...---... |
| L | .-.. |
Y | -.-- |
||
| M | -- |
Z | --.. |
SOS and Common Codes
The most famous Morse code is SOS (Save Our Souls), widely used as a distress signal. It
consists of three dots, three dashes, and three dots: ... --- .... It is designed to be
easily recognized even with interference.