Morse Code Translator
Translate text to Morse code and back with high-fidelity audio synthesis and signal monitoring.
Signal Monitor
Signal Breakdown
ITU Reference
Morse FAQ
Dots and Dashes, Still Alive
The code at a glance
Letters get shorter codes the more common they are — compression, 1838 edition:
| Symbol | Code | Why notable |
|---|---|---|
| E / T | · / − | The two most common letters: shortest codes |
| SOS | ··· −−− ··· | Chosen for rhythm, not as an acronym |
| A / N | ·− / −· | Each other's mirror |
| Numbers | 5 symbols each | 1 = ·−−−−, 0 = −−−−− |
| Timing | dash = 3 dots; letter gap = 3; word gap = 7 | Rhythm IS the code |
Where Morse survives
Amateur (ham) radio keeps it alive worldwide — CW signals cut through noise that defeats voice. Aviation beacons still identify themselves in Morse; accessibility systems use it as a two-switch input method for people with severe motor limitations; and escape rooms, puzzle hunts, scouting badges and one famous blinked POW message keep it culturally current. As an encoding it's also a teaching gem: variable-length codes by letter frequency is the idea inside Huffman compression.
Translate both ways
Text to Morse for puzzles and practice; Morse to text for decoding what you've found or heard. Audio playback teaches the rhythm — Morse is learned by ear, not by sight. For other text transformations, the toolbox continues with text reversal, Base64 (the modern “encoded text”), and ASCII art.