Morse Code Translator

How to translate Morse to text:

• Enter Morse dashes or dots into the input box using period (.) and minus sign (-)
• Morse letters must be separated by 1 space
• Morse words must be separated by 3 or more spaces
• You can use / to separate Morse words. There must be at least 1 space before and after each separator used

How to translate text to Morse code:

• Enter text into input box
• Characters that cannot be translated into Morse will be ignored
• If both Morse and text is entered, the converter will assume Morse mode

WHAT IS MORSE?

Morse code is a method of communicating with a series of sounds or lights that can be understood only by someone who knows the code.

Each Morse symbol represents either a letter or number and is represented by a unique sequence of dots and dashes. The duration of a dash is three times the duration of a dot.

Samuel F.B. Morse invented a code that was used to send messages over electric telegraphs in the 1830s. The SOS distress signal — three dots, three dashes, three dots — proved to be a simple way to communicate in an emergency.

With the invention of the telephone (and, later, two-way radios and cellphones), Morse is nowadays used mostly just for fun by amateur radio operators. Certain amateur radio bands are still reserved for Morse code use.