Morse timing
dot = 1 unit · dash = 3 units · gap in letter = 1 · between letters = 3 · between words = 7
Morse encodes each character as dots (·) and dashes (−). The most famous signal, SOS, is · · · − − − · · · — sent as one continuous string. Common letters get short codes: E is a single dot, T a single dash.
Reading and writing Morse code
Morse code represents each letter and number as a pattern of dots and dashes. In this translator, letters are separated by a single space and words by a slash (/). Switch modes to encode plain text into Morse or decode Morse back into text.
The most famous sequence, SOS (· · · − − − · · ·), was adopted precisely because its simple, symmetric pattern is hard to mistake.