Morse code translator

Type plain text or Morse code. The translator detects which one you entered, then you can copy it, play it, or flash it.

Morse code

.... . .-.. .-.. ---

Translate text or Morse

  1. Paste a sentence, or paste Morse made of dots, dashes, and slashes.
  2. Leave the direction on Auto, or force Text to Morse or Morse to text.
  3. Copy the result, press Play to hear it, or use the light if you want it silent.
  4. Move the speed slider if the beeps are too fast. The pitch slider changes the tone.

How the code is written here

Letters are separated by a space. Words are separated by a slash. A dot is a short mark and a dash is a long one, three times as long. “SOS” is the familiar ... --- ... and it is a good first check that sound is working.

Letters outside the Morse alphabet are listed as untranslated instead of being dropped silently. Accented letters are folded to their base letter when a standard code exists for that character.

Sound, light, and a WAV file

Play uses your speakers. The light button flashes the lamp on the page in time with the code, which is useful in a quiet room. Download WAV saves a short tone file of the same timing so you can drop it into a video or a message. Speed is set in words per minute, the usual way Morse practice tools describe pace. Around 15 words per minute is a comfortable starting point.

FAQ

Can it translate Morse back into text?

Yes. Paste dots and dashes, with a space between letters and a slash between words. Auto mode switches to decoding when the input already looks like Morse.

Which characters are a dot and a dash?

Use a period or the middle dot for a dot, and a hyphen or minus sign for a dash. The buttons under the box insert them for you.

Is the audio downloaded from a server?

No. The browser builds the beeps and the WAV file on your device.