Question 1

What is International Morse Code?

Accepted Answer

International Morse Code encodes text as sequences of short signals (dots •) and long signals (dashes −). Originally designed for telegraph communication, it is still used in amateur radio (required for some licences), aviation, and accessibility contexts. Each letter and digit has a unique dot-dash sequence.

Question 2

How do I use this Morse code generator?

Accepted Answer

Type or paste any text in the left field and the Morse code output appears instantly — dots and dashes separated by spaces, with words separated by slashes (/). To decode Morse, paste the dots and dashes in the Morse field and the plain text appears on the right. Both directions work simultaneously.

Question 3

What is SOS in Morse code?

Accepted Answer

SOS is ... --- ... (three dots, three dashes, three dots). It is the international distress signal chosen because it is easy to transmit and distinguish in Morse. Despite the common folk etymology, SOS does not officially stand for 'Save Our Ship' or 'Save Our Souls' — it was chosen purely for its simplicity.

Question 4

How are spaces and word boundaries represented?

Accepted Answer

Letters within a word are separated by a single space. Words are separated by a slash (/). For example, 'HELLO WORLD' in Morse is: .... . .-.. .-.. --- / .-- --- .-. .-.. -.. The converter follows standard International Morse Code spacing.

Question 5

Does Morse Code support numbers and punctuation?

Accepted Answer

Yes. All digits 0–9 have Morse representations (1 = .----, 2 = ..---, 0 = -----). Common punctuation is also defined: period (.-.-.-), comma (--..--), question mark (..--..),  and more. Enter numbers or punctuation in the text field and the generator encodes them.

Question 6

Is my text safe here?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Translation runs in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.

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