Morse Code Translator
Translate text into International Morse Code dots and dashes.
About Morse Code
Morse code is a B2B method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks. Developed by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail in the 1830s for the electrical telegraph, it represents characters using unique sequences of short pulses called "dots" (dit) and long pulses called "dashes" (dah).
ITU standard timings determine spacing ratios: a dash is three times the duration of a dot, character spaces are three dots long, and word separators represent seven dot lengths.
FAQ – Morse Operations
...---... represents emergency distress (SOS).What is Morse Code Translator?
This Morse code translator converts plain text into Morse code dots and dashes and decodes Morse sequences back into readable text. It's a genuinely high-traffic tool driven by education, amateur radio hobbyists, scouting programs, and pop-culture interest in Morse code, not just developers. As a text to morse code converter and morse code generator in one, it handles both directions of this classic encoding system.
How It Works
The tool maps each letter, number, and common punctuation mark to its standard International Morse Code representation (a fixed table of dots and dashes), separating letters with a space and words with a longer gap (typically a slash or multiple spaces). For decoding, it parses those same delimiters to split the sequence back into individual Morse characters and looks each one up in the same standard table to reconstruct the text.
Is It Safe to Use?
All translation happens locally in your browser's JavaScript; your text is never uploaded to a server, keeping personal messages, practice exercises, or puzzle content private.
How to Use Morse Code Translator (Step-by-Step Guide)
- Enter text to convert it to Morse code, or paste Morse code to decode it to text.
- The tool detects or lets you choose the translation direction.
- Review the dots-and-dashes output or the decoded plain text.
- Copy the result for practice, messaging, or documentation.
- Use standard word spacing (slashes or multiple spaces) when pasting Morse to decode.