Morse Code Translator

What is Morse code?

Morse code encodes letters, digits and punctuation as sequences of dots and dashes. It was originally used for telegraph communication, where each character is a timed signal of short and long pulses.

How does this translator work?

• Text to Morse: letters become dot-dash sequences separated by spaces; words are separated by a slash (/).
• Morse to text: each symbol is read back to its letter; a slash marks a word boundary.
• Supported characters are A–Z, 0–9 and the punctuation . , ? ! & ( ) and -.

FAQ

• Can Turkish letters be translated? No — Turkish characters such as ç and ş are not part of standard Morse and are left as-is.
• Why are words separated by /? It is the widely used convention for representing a space between words in Morse text.
• Is my message sent to a server? No, all translation happens locally in your browser.

Morse code basics

Morse replaces each letter with a pattern of dots (short) and dashes (long), separated by pauses. Letters are separated by one pause, words by three. The timing is what makes Morse readable — not just which marks exist.

Practice tips

• Learn a few letters first — start with SOS, the most famous pattern.
• Convert your own name to see real text become Morse.
• Translate to Morse, copy the pattern, and recite it from memory.
• Use it for fun projects, puzzles and learning about early radio.