Morse Code Generator

Create Morse Code from Your Text

Morse code is a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment. It is named after Samuel F. B. Morse, one of the inventors of the telegraph.

Morse code encodes each text character as a unique series of dots and dashes. For example, the letter 'A' is '.-', and the letter 'B' is '-...'. Numbers are also represented in Morse code - the number '1' is '.----', and '2' is '..---'.

Originally created for Samuel Morse's electric telegraph in the mid-1830s, it was also extensively used for early radio communication beginning in the 1890s. For the first half of the twentieth century, the majority of high-speed international communication was conducted in Morse code, using telegraph lines, undersea cables, and radio circuits.

In the modern age, Morse code is not used as widely as it once was, but it is still recognized and used by amateur radio operators. It is also commonly used in aviation and navigational aids like lighthouses to identify them to passing ships.

Reading Morse code is all about understanding the sequence of dots and dashes. Each letter or number is represented by a specific sequence, and letters are separated by a space. For example, to spell "HELLO" in Morse code, you would write ".... . .-.. .-.. ---".

It's important to note that timing is crucial in Morse code. The duration of a dot is the basic unit of time measurement in Morse code transmission. The dash is three times the duration of a dot. Each dot or dash within a character is followed by a period of signal absence, called a "space", equal to the dot duration. The letters of a word are separated by a space equal to three dots, and words are separated by a space equal to seven dots.

In Morse code, the forward slash ("/") is commonly used to represent a space or a word separator. It is used to indicate the boundary between individual letters within a word and the boundary between words themselves.

For example, if you convert the phrase "HELLO WORLD" to Morse code, it would be represented as follows:

"H" -> "...."
"E" -> "."
"L" -> ".-.."
"L" -> ".-.."
"O" -> "---"
(space between words)
"W" -> ".--"
"O" -> "---"
"R" -> ".-."
"L" -> ".-.."
"D" -> "-.."

The Morse code representation of "HELLO WORLD" would be: ".... . .-.. .-.. --- / .-- --- .-. .-.. -.."

In this case, the forward slash ("/") is used to separate the words "HELLO" and "WORLD" to make it clear where one word ends and the next one begins.

So, when you see the forward slash ("/") in the output text, it indicates the boundary between words in the Morse code representation.