How it works
Convert standard text into Morse code signals for communication or learning.
Input query strings and outputs
Use an input name in this page’s URL as ?name=value, and join additional inputs with &. Portable shared links may instead use the compact ?ac= state parameter.
Input query strings
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?text=Enter MessageText · Optional · Default: SOS
Outputs
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resultResultText · Primary output
result contains the calculator’s complete rendered result area, including its visible result cards, tables, charts, and messages.
Convert standard text into Morse Code signals
Description
The Morse Code Translator is a simple communication utility that converts English text into International Morse Code. Developed in the 1830s for telegraphy, Morse code represents letters and numbers as sequences of short signals (dots) and long signals (dashes). This tool allows you to encode names, phrases, or emergency signals (like SOS) for educational use, puzzles, or hobbyist projects like Ham radio.
Inputs
- Text: The alphanumeric message you wish to translate.
Outputs
- Morse Code: The translated signal using dots (
.) and dashes (-). Spaces are represented by/.
Chart
- N/A: This tool provides a direct string-to-signal translation.
“Good to Know”
- The Timing: In actual transmission, a dash is three times as long as a dot. The “space” between letters is the length of one dot, and the “space” between words is the length of seven dots.
- SOS: The most famous Morse signal is
... --- ...(Save Our Souls), chosen because it is simple and unmistakable even in poor conditions. - Q-Codes: While not part of the translation, Morse operators often use “Q-Codes” (like
QTHfor location) to speed up communication.
Examples
Example 1: Emergency Signal
- Input: SOS
- Output: … --- …
Example 2: Greeting
- Input: Hello
- Output: … . .-.. .-.. ---
Example 3: Full Sentence
- Input: I love code
- Output: .. / .-.. --- …- . / -.-. --- -.. .