Glint
Reference
The Morse code alphabet
Every letter, number and common sign in International Morse code. Press any tile to hear it.
Glint teaches each one as a sound,
so you never need the chart.
Letters
Numbers
Punctuation
The first five are in Glint's course. The rest turn up less often.
Look up a pattern
To find the letter for a pattern you heard or saw, tap it on the key or look it up in the table, shortest patterns first.
Tap anywhere here. Hold for a dash.
| Pattern | Spoken | Character |
|---|---|---|
| − | dash | T |
| · | dot | E |
| −− | dash dash | M |
| −· | dash dot | N |
| ·− | dot dash | A |
| ·· | dot dot | I |
| −−− | dash dash dash | O |
| −−· | dash dash dot | G |
| −·− | dash dot dash | K |
| −·· | dash dot dot | D |
| ·−− | dot dash dash | W |
| ·−· | dot dash dot | R |
| ··− | dot dot dash | U |
| ··· | dot dot dot | S |
| −−·− | dash dash dot dash | Q |
| −−·· | dash dash dot dot | Z |
| −·−− | dash dot dash dash | Y |
| −·−· | dash dot dash dot | C |
| −··− | dash dot dot dash | X |
| −··· | dash dot dot dot | B |
| ·−−− | dot dash dash dash | J |
| ·−−· | dot dash dash dot | P |
| ·−·· | dot dash dot dot | L |
| ··−· | dot dot dash dot | F |
| ···− | dot dot dot dash | V |
| ···· | dot dot dot dot | H |
| −−−−− | dash dash dash dash dash | 0 |
| −−−−· | dash dash dash dash dot | 9 |
| −−−·· | dash dash dash dot dot | 8 |
| −−··· | dash dash dot dot dot | 7 |
| −·−−· | dash dot dash dash dot | ( |
| −··−· | dash dot dot dash dot | / |
| −···− | dash dot dot dot dash | = |
| −···· | dash dot dot dot dot | 6 |
| ·−−−− | dot dash dash dash dash | 1 |
| ··−−− | dot dot dash dash dash | 2 |
| ···−− | dot dot dot dash dash | 3 |
| ····− | dot dot dot dot dash | 4 |
| ····· | dot dot dot dot dot | 5 |
| −−−··· | dash dash dash dot dot dot | : |
| −−··−− | dash dash dot dot dash dash | , |
| −·−−·− | dash dot dash dash dot dash | ) |
| −·−·−− | dash dot dash dot dash dash | ! |
| −····− | dash dot dot dot dot dash | - |
| ·−−−−· | dot dash dash dash dash dot | ' |
| ·−−·−· | dot dash dash dot dash dot | @ |
| ·−·−·− | dot dash dot dash dot dash | . |
| ·−··−· | dot dash dot dot dash dot | " |
| ··−−·· | dot dot dash dash dot dot | ? |
The timing
Morse is a rhythm. A dot is one unit long. A dash is three. Inside a letter the gaps are one unit. Between letters, three. Between words, seven. Speed is measured in words per minute, using the word PARIS as the standard length.
What letter is a single dot in Morse code?
E. It is the most common letter in English, so it has the shortest code. A single dash is T.
What is three dots and a dash in Morse code?
V. Three dots is S, three dashes is O, and four dots is H.
How many characters are there in Morse code?
International Morse code covers letters, numbers and punctuation. Glint's course teaches the letters, the numbers, and the full stop, comma, question mark, slash and equals sign.
Learn Morse in 13 hours
Glint is free on the App Store, for iPhone.