Morse Code Translator

How to use the Morse Code Translator

1. To encode: type plain text in the left panel and click Text → Morse.
2. To decode: paste Morse code in the left panel and click Morse → Text.
3. Use Swap to move the output back to input for further processing.

Morse code format

Dots (.) and dashes (-) represent each character. Letters within a word are separated by a single space; words are separated by a slash (/) or a double space.

Example: HELLO → .... . .-.. .-.. ---

This tool supports all 26 Latin letters, digits 0-9, and common punctuation marks (. , ? ! ' / ( ) & : ; = + - _ " $ @).

Brief history of Morse code

Morse code was developed in the 1830s by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail for use with the electric telegraph. It assigns a unique sequence of dots and dashes to each letter and digit, encoding information as a series of on-off electrical signals. The code was the backbone of long-distance communication for over a century.

The most famous Morse signal is SOS (... --- ...), adopted as the international distress signal in 1908 because it is simple to transmit and unmistakable.

International Morse code alphabet (selected)

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