Question 1

How do I translate Morse code?

Accepted Answer

Paste it in the box above: dots, dashes, spaces between letters, and / between words. The translator auto-detects that it's Morse and decodes instantly. Typing normal text produces Morse the same way.

Question 2

How do I read Morse code out loud?

Accepted Answer

A dot is 'dit', a dash is 'dah': SOS is dit-dit-dit dah-dah-dah dit-dit-dit. The Play button renders your result as proper timed beeps, the way real operators hear it.

Question 3

What is SOS in Morse code?

Accepted Answer

... --- ... , three dots, three dashes, three dots, sent as one continuous sign. It was chosen in 1906 because it's unmistakable, not as an abbreviation, the 'Save Our Souls' backronym came later.

Question 4

What's the timing of real Morse code?

Accepted Answer

Everything derives from the dot: a dash is 3 dots long, letter gaps are 3, word gaps are 7, and the gap inside a letter is 1. Our audio player follows those ratios.

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