Morse Code Translator – Convert Text to Morse Code
Type any text and get Morse code instantly – standard dots and dashes, a bullet version for chats, and the spoken dit/dah form. Letters are separated by a space, words by a slash.
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Morse code (dots & dashes)
... --- ... / .... . .-.. .-.. ---
Morse with bullets (chat-friendly)
••• −−− ••• / •••• • •−•• •−•• −−−
Spoken (dit / dah)
dit dit dit dah dah dah dit dit dit / dit dit dit dit dit dit dah dit dit dit dah dit dit dah dah dah
Morse in brackets
[ ... --- ... / .... . .-.. .-.. --- ]
Morse code represents each letter and digit as a sequence of short and long signals – dots (dits) and dashes (dahs). It was designed for the telegraph in the 1830s and is still used by amateur radio operators, in aviation beacons and as a hobby cipher. This translator follows the International Morse standard (ITU-R M.1677), so the output matches what a radio operator would send.
The converter runs entirely in your browser: type or paste text and the Morse appears immediately. Copy it to send a coded message, print it for a puzzle, or check your own decoding practice.
How to Use This Generator
- Type or paste your text (letters, numbers and common punctuation are supported).
- Read the Morse code in the first box – one space between letters, " / " between words.
- Use the bullet version if an app converts " - " into a special dash.
- Press Copy and paste it anywhere.
How to Read the Output
Each letter becomes a group of dots and dashes: S is "...", O is "---", so SOS is "... --- ...". A single space separates letters within a word and a slash with spaces ( / ) separates words, which is the convention used in most written Morse. Characters with no Morse equivalent are shown as "?" so you know something was skipped rather than silently dropped.
- ✓ Dot = one unit, dash = three units
- ✓ Gap between symbols = 1 unit, between letters = 3, between words = 7
- ✓ Case does not matter – Morse has no upper or lower case
- ✓ Numbers use five symbols each: 1 is ".----", 0 is "-----"
Common Uses for a Morse Code Translator
People use written Morse for escape-room and scavenger-hunt puzzles, as a cipher between friends, in tattoo and jewellery designs (a name in dots and dashes), for ham-radio practice, and to decode messages hidden in films and games. The bullet variant (• and −) is useful in messaging apps that turn a hyphen into an en dash or auto-format lists.
Morse Code Alphabet Reference
A .- B -... C -.-. D -.. E . F ..-. G --. H .... I .. J .--- K -.- L .-.. M -- N -. O --- P .--. Q --.- R .-. S ... T - U ..- V ...- W .-- X -..- Y -.-- Z --.. · 1 .---- 2 ..--- 3 ...-- 4 ....- 5 ..... 6 -.... 7 --... 8 ---.. 9 ----. 0 -----
Punctuation: period .-.-.- comma --..-- question ..--.. exclamation -.-.-- slash -..-. at sign .--.-.
Tips for Sending or Learning Morse
Learn Morse by sound, not by counting dots: the standard advice (the Koch method) is to practise at full speed with a few letters at a time. When writing it for another person, keep the letter and word gaps consistent so it can be decoded unambiguously. If you paste Morse into a platform that collapses multiple spaces, use the bracketed version to keep the groups intact.
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