Text to Morse Code Translator
Turn any message into dots and dashes. See the Morse code as you type, play it with correct timing at the speed and tone you choose, watch the light flash, and save the sound as a WAV file.
- Runs in your browser
- No sign-up
- Free to use
How to use Text to Morse Code
- Type your message in the left box.
- Read the Morse code on the right: letters are separated by spaces and words by a slash.
- Set the speed in words per minute and the tone, then select Play.
- Copy the code, or download the audio as a WAV file.
Text to Morse Code features
International Morse code
Letters, digits and punctuation according to the ITU standard, plus common accented letters.
Accurate timing
Dots, dashes and gaps follow the standard ratios, using the PARIS method for words per minute.
Adjustable speed and tone
5 to 40 WPM and 400 to 1,000 Hz.
Visual flash
A light blinks in time with the audio, like a signal lamp.
WAV download
Save the Morse audio for practice, ringtones or projects.
Offline-friendly
Runs entirely in your browser.
When to use Text to Morse Code
- Learning and practising Morse code for amateur radio.
- Creating secret messages, puzzles and escape-room clues.
- Making a Morse ringtone or notification sound.
- Teaching the history of telegraphy and signalling.
- Adding Morse sound effects to videos and games.
Text to Morse Code FAQ
What do the dots, dashes and slashes mean?
A dot is a short signal and a dash a long one, three times as long. Letters are separated by a space and words by a slash.
What does WPM mean in Morse?
Words per minute, measured with the standard word PARIS, which is 50 dot-lengths long. At 20 WPM one dot lasts 60 milliseconds.
What is SOS in Morse code?
Three dots, three dashes, three dots: ... --- ... It was chosen because the pattern is easy to recognise, not as an abbreviation.
Which characters are supported?
A–Z, 0–9, common punctuation and a few accented letters. Characters with no Morse equivalent are skipped and listed below the output.
What speed should beginners use?
Many learners use the Farnsworth approach: characters sent at 15–18 WPM so they are heard as rhythms rather than counted, with longer gaps between them.
How Morse code works
Morse code represents characters as sequences of short and long signals. It was developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail for the electric telegraph, and the international version used today was standardised in 1865. Common letters have short codes, such as a single dot for E and a single dash for T, which made messages faster to send.
Timing is the heart of the code. A dash lasts three dots. The gap between the signals of one letter is one dot, between letters three dots, and between words seven dots. Because everything is defined relative to the dot, Morse can be sent at any speed, and experienced operators recognise letters by their rhythm rather than by counting.
Speed is measured in words per minute using the word PARIS as the standard, because its length of 50 dot units is typical of English. At 12 WPM, a common target for learners, each dot lasts 100 milliseconds.
Although no longer required for maritime distress calls, Morse remains popular with radio amateurs because it gets through when voice cannot, and it is used in aviation beacons and as an assistive input method.