MotionShine01 / Dot
One unit
A dash is three dots long. The gap inside a letter is one dot, between letters three, between words seven.
Free tool
Morse code translator, dots, dashes, done.
Type words on the left and get Morse code on the right, or paste dots and dashes on the right and read the words. Press play to hear it as beeps and watch a light flash in time, at the speed you set in words per minute, and save it as a WAV. It all runs in this tab.
Playback
Morse uses a space between letters and a slash between words. Letters with accents are sent as the plain letter.
Everything happens in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
How Morse works
Short, long, and the gaps.
02 / Speed
Words per minute
Speed is counted with the word PARIS, 50 units long: at 15 WPM one dot lasts 80 milliseconds.
03 / Code
International Morse
Letters, figures and punctuation from ITU-R M.1677-1, plus the common extras ! & ; _ and $.
Questions
Good to know.
What is SOS in Morse code?
... --- ... : three dots, three dashes, three dots. In real distress use it is sent as one run without letter gaps.
How do I type Morse to translate it?
Use a full stop for a dot and a hyphen for a dash, one space between letters and a slash (or three spaces) between words. Middle dots and long dashes pasted from elsewhere are read too.
Which speed should a beginner use?
Slow down to 5 to 10 WPM to hear each letter clearly, then raise it as the patterns become familiar.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Translating, playing and saving all happen in this tab.