How do I write a sentence in Morse code?

Type it. Each letter becomes its own group of dots and dashes, one space apart, and a slash marks the end of a word, so HELLO WORLD becomes .... . .-.. .-.. --- / .-- --- .-. .-.. -.. and nothing else moves. Capitals and lower case give the same code, because Morse has no case.

What happens to numbers and punctuation?

They translate. The digits 0 to 9 are five marks each, and the punctuation the international standard covers is in the alphabet grid under the tool. A character with no agreed code, an emoji or a currency symbol, is listed under the translation as one this alphabet has no code for, rather than being dropped where you would not notice.

Does it handle accented letters?

They fold to the base letter before translating, which is what international Morse does: cafe with an acute e comes out as C A F E. Letters that have no base to fold to are expanded instead, so a slashed O becomes O and an Eszett becomes SS.

Can I hear the message as well as read it?

Yes. Play as sound sends the translation as a 600 Hz tone with a dot of one unit, a dash of three, and the standard one, three and seven unit gaps. The speed control sets the length of a unit, so 10 words a minute is slow enough to write down and 25 is closer to what an operator sends.

Is anything I type sent anywhere?

No. The translation runs in your browser, the alphabet is a table in the page, and nothing is uploaded or stored off this device. This page always opens on its example, HELLO WORLD, rather than on your last message: the translator page is the one that keeps what you typed, in this browser only. No account is involved.

Does this translate an uploaded recording or picture?

This workflow reads typed text or pasted Morse marks. It creates downloadable sound from that text; it does not recognize audio, video, photographs or blinking lights.

English to Morse Code Translator

Type English and read it back as Morse code, in dots and dashes. This page opens with the direction fixed to text into Morse and HELLO WORLD already in the box, where it comes out as .... . .-.. .-.. --- / .-- --- .-. .-.. -.. in the Output pane. Nothing switches direction behind you, so a message that happens to be all Es and Ts is still translated the way you asked. Press Play as sound to hear it at 10, 15, 20 or 25 words a minute. Download WAV saves the same generated tones at the selected speed.

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The international Morse alphabet

Click a character to add its text or code in the selected direction. Download all 54 reference rows as a printable PDF or CSV.

The player creates tones from text or pasted Morse. To decode a recording, microphone, image, or flashing light, a signal decoder is needed.

Common questions

How do I write a sentence in Morse code?: Type it. Each letter becomes its own group of dots and dashes, one space apart, and a slash marks the end of a word, so HELLO WORLD becomes .... . .-.. .-.. --- / .-- --- .-. .-.. -.. and nothing else moves. Capitals and lower case give the same code, because Morse has no case.
What happens to numbers and punctuation?: They translate. The digits 0 to 9 are five marks each, and the punctuation the international standard covers is in the alphabet grid under the tool. A character with no agreed code, an emoji or a currency symbol, is listed under the translation as one this alphabet has no code for, rather than being dropped where you would not notice.
Does it handle accented letters?: They fold to the base letter before translating, which is what international Morse does: cafe with an acute e comes out as C A F E. Letters that have no base to fold to are expanded instead, so a slashed O becomes O and an Eszett becomes SS.
Can I hear the message as well as read it?: Yes. Play as sound sends the translation as a 600 Hz tone with a dot of one unit, a dash of three, and the standard one, three and seven unit gaps. The speed control sets the length of a unit, so 10 words a minute is slow enough to write down and 25 is closer to what an operator sends.
Is anything I type sent anywhere?: No. The translation runs in your browser, the alphabet is a table in the page, and nothing is uploaded or stored off this device. This page always opens on its example, HELLO WORLD, rather than on your last message: the translator page is the one that keeps what you typed, in this browser only. No account is involved.
Does this translate an uploaded recording or picture?: This workflow reads typed text or pasted Morse marks. It creates downloadable sound from that text; it does not recognize audio, video, photographs or blinking lights.

Exact for the displayed international Morse letters and digits, with 18 supported punctuation entries. Audio plays at the speed you set with standard PARIS timing: a dot is one unit, a dash three, and the gaps inside a letter, between letters and between words are one, three and seven units. Characters with no agreed Morse equivalent are reported rather than approximated.