# Morse Code Translator

> A Morse code translator converts text to dots and dashes and back. Letters are separated by a space and words by a slash, following the International Morse Code standard used for maritime and aviation signalling.

Source: https://rankcert.com/tools/morse-code-translator
Free, no signup. Updated: 2026-08-29

## How to use it

1. Pick a direction - text to Morse, or Morse to text.
2. Type or paste your input.
3. Copy the result, or hit swap to run it back the other way.

## Morse code alphabet chart

International Morse Code. A dash is three dots long, the gap inside a letter is one dot, between letters three and between words seven.

| Letter | Morse | Letter | Morse | Digit | Morse |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | -..- | Period | .-.-.- |
| L | .-.. | Y | -.-- | Comma | --..-- |
| M | -- | Z | --.. | Question | ..--.. |

## Questions

### How is Morse written down?

A space separates letters and a slash separates words. Some sources use three spaces for a word break instead - this tool accepts both when decoding.

### Does Morse have upper and lower case?

No. Morse encodes letters without case, so decoding always returns lowercase. Encoding is case-insensitive.

### What is SOS in Morse?

... --- ... It was chosen because the pattern is unmistakable, not as an abbreviation - the popular expansions to Save Our Souls came later.

### Which punctuation is supported?

Period, comma, question mark, apostrophe, exclamation, slash, brackets, ampersand, colon, semicolon, equals, plus, hyphen, underscore, quote, dollar and at.

### How do I learn Morse code?

By sound, not by sight. Learn each letter as a rhythm at full speed with longer gaps between them - the Koch and Farnsworth methods - because learning a lookup table caps you at a few words a minute.

### Is Morse code still used?

Yes. Amateur radio uses it daily, aviation navigation beacons identify themselves in Morse, and it remains a reliable fallback when a signal is too weak for voice.

### What is the timing of Morse code?

A dash is three dots long, the gap inside a letter is one dot, between letters three, between words seven. That ratio is what makes it readable at any speed.

### Can Morse code encode numbers and punctuation?

Numbers yes, with five-element patterns. Punctuation is defined for the common marks - period, comma, question mark, slash and a few others - but rarely used on air.

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