Morse Code Alphabet & Chart
Complete International Morse for A–Z, numbers and common punctuation. Click any character to hear its rhythm, copy it, or print the whole chart.
Letters A–Z
- A.-dot dash
- B-...dash dot dot dot
- C-.-.dash dot dash dot
- D-..dash dot dot
- E.dot
- F..-.dot dot dash dot
- G--.dash dash dot
- H....dot dot dot dot
- I..dot dot
- J.---dot dash dash dash
- K-.-dash dot dash
- L.-..dot dash dot dot
- M--dash dash
- N-.dash dot
- O---dash dash dash
- P.--.dot dash dash dot
- Q--.-dash dash dot dash
- R.-.dot dash dot
- S...dot dot dot
- T-dash
- U..-dot dot dash
- V...-dot dot dot dash
- W.--dot dash dash
- X-..-dash dot dot dash
- Y-.--dash dot dash dash
- Z--..dash dash dot dot
Numbers 0–9
- 0-----dash dash dash dash dash
- 1.----dot dash dash dash dash
- 2..---dot dot dash dash dash
- 3...--dot dot dot dash dash
- 4....-dot dot dot dot dash
- 5.....dot dot dot dot dot
- 6-....dash dot dot dot dot
- 7--...dash dash dot dot dot
- 8---..dash dash dash dot dot
- 9----.dash dash dash dash dot
Punctuation & symbols
- ..-.-.-Perioddot dash dot dash dot dash
- ,--..--Commadash dash dot dot dash dash
- ?..--..Question markdot dot dash dash dot dot
- '.----.Apostrophedot dash dash dash dash dot
- !-.-.--Exclamation markdash dot dash dot dash dash
- /-..-.Slash (fraction bar)dash dot dot dash dot
- (-.--.Parenthesis opendash dot dash dash dot
- )-.--.-Parenthesis closedash dot dash dash dot dash
- &.-...Ampersanddot dash dot dot dot
- :---...Colondash dash dash dot dot dot
- ;-.-.-.Semicolondash dot dash dot dash dot
- =-...-Equalsdash dot dot dot dash
- +.-.-.Plusdot dash dot dash dot
- --....-Hyphendash dot dot dot dot dash
- _..--.-Underscoredot dot dash dash dot dash
- ".-..-.Quotation marksdot dash dot dot dash dot
- $...-..-Dollar signdot dot dot dash dot dot dash
- @.--.-.At signdot dash dash dot dash dot
How to read the chart
Each character maps to a unique sequence of dots and dashes. A dot is one timing unit long; a dash is three. On every card, the small strip shows the rhythm at a glance — short marks are dots, long marks are dashes.
When characters are joined into words, one space separates letters and a slash ( / ) separates words. Paste any pattern into the translator to decode it, or send it to the audio generator to hear it.
Patterns that make memorization easier
Start with the shortest. E (·) and T (–) are one symbol. Then learn the two-symbol set: A, I, M, N. Half the alphabet is three symbols or fewer.
Dashes lengthen as numbers count down. Digits are five symbols: 1 starts with a dot and four dashes, 5 is five dots, 6 flips to a dash plus four dots, and 0 is five dashes.
Mirror pairs. Several letters are reversals of each other — E/· vs T/–, A/·– vs N/–·, D/–·· vs U/··–. Spotting mirrors halves what you need to drill.
Morse alphabet FAQ
How many letters are in the Morse alphabet?
26 letters (A–Z), 10 digits (0–9) and a set of punctuation marks including period, comma and question mark. International Morse — the version shown here — has been standardized worldwide since 1865.
Is Morse code the same in every country?
For letters and digits, essentially yes: International Morse is a global standard. Some languages add extra codes for accented characters, and older American Railroad Morse differed for some letters.
What are prosigns?
Prosigns (procedure signals) are two letters sent together with no gap, used as control characters — for example AR (.-.-.) meaning "end of message" and SK (...-.-) meaning "end of contact". This chart shows the printable character set; prosigns are used in radio operating.
How do I memorize the alphabet?
Group by length: E and T are single symbols; A, I, M, N are two; most letters are three or four. Learning the tree — dot side vs dash side at each step — is faster than rote memorization, and hearing each character (click any card above) builds the rhythm memory that real copy depends on.