Convert text to Morse code dots and dashes

Translate supported Latin text into International Morse symbols or decode spaced dot-and-dash groups.

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How it works

Encoding uppercases mapped letters and joins every signal group with one space while a word space becomes slash. Decoding recognizes slash or at least three spaces between words, one space between characters, and writes ? for an unknown signal group.

  • The table covers A–Z, digits, and a fixed punctuation subset from written International Morse.
  • Slash is a visible plain-text word separator; audible transmission instead depends on timed signal and gap lengths.

Worked example

Text to Morse
Convert 'SOS' to Morse code
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											SOS
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												... --- ...

When to use this

Amateur-radio lessons check character patterns, scouting activities encode short messages, and telegraph demonstrations distinguish symbols from transmission timing.

Edge cases

  • é and other unsupported letters pass through during encoding rather than being transliterated to E.
  • An unknown group such as ..--.-.- decodes to ? instead of disappearing.
  • Multiple source word spaces create repeated slash tokens, while decoding also accepts a gap of three or more spaces.

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