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Morse Code Translator
Use this Morse code converter to type text or paste dots and dashes. It translates as you type. Then hear it, flash it, copy it or save it as an image.
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Morse code15 WPM · 7.4 s
.. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..-
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Play the sound at your chosen speed. Flash sends it using your screen. Stop or Escape ends the message.
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Copy the result, save an image, or share a link that opens with your message filled in.
The timing rule
A dot is one unit. A dash is three. Leave one unit inside a letter, three between letters and seven between words.
At 20 WPM, one dot is 60 ms. The letters SOS take 27 units: about 1.6 seconds.
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Built and checked by Morse Beacon Team
Morse Beacon is built and maintained by a small team of web developers and amateur-radio hobbyists who wanted Morse code tools that work on a phone, in a browser, with nothing uploaded. Every translation table is built on ITU-R M.1677-1, plus common non-ITU punctuation such as !, and checked by automated round-trip tests on every release; prosigns and abbreviations are cited to ITU-R M.1172 and ARRL operating guides. The microphone and camera decoders are tested against real recordings from phones, not only synthetic signals. If anything looks wrong, report it to morsebeacon@gmail.com.
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Questions people ask
How do I translate Morse code?
Type a message to encode it. Paste dots and dashes, spoken dit/dah or binary to decode. Use a space between letters and / between words.
What is SOS in Morse code?
The letters SOS are ... --- ... . The joined distress signal removes the ordinary letter gaps.
Does it support numbers and punctuation?
Yes. All 26 letters, ten digits and 18 punctuation patterns are included. Unsupported characters appear as # so you can correct them.
Is my text uploaded?
No. Translation and media exports run locally in this browser. A shared link includes the text you choose to share.
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