About the Morse Code Translator
Type a message and watch it become dots and dashes instantly, or paste Morse code and read it back as plain text. This text to Morse code translator covers the full international alphabet: all 26 letters, the digits 0–9 and common punctuation marks. Letters are separated by single spaces and words by a slash ( / ), the standard written convention, so longer messages stay unambiguous and easy to decode by eye.
Morse is a favourite for puzzle hunts, escape rooms, geocaching clues, amateur-radio practice and classroom activities — and because this translator works in both directions, you can compose challenges just as easily as you solve them. The decoder is forgiving about extra spaces, so Morse copied from books or websites usually translates cleanly. Everything is converted locally in your browser the moment you type, with no sign-up and no limits.
Features
- Translates text to Morse and Morse back to text
- Full support for letters, digits and punctuation
- Words separated by / following written convention
- Instant two-way translation as you type
- Forgiving decoder tolerates extra spacing
- Free, no account, translated in your browser
How to translate text to Morse code online
- Choose the direction: text to Morse, or Morse to text.
- Type or paste your message.
- Read the translation as it appears instantly.
- When entering Morse, put spaces between letters and / between words.
- Copy the result to share it or solve your puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
How are words separated in Morse code?
In written Morse, letters within a word are separated by a single space and words by a slash with spaces around it ( / ). In sound or light, timing does the job instead: three units of silence between letters and seven between words. This tool follows the written slash convention in both directions.
What characters can be translated?
All 26 English letters, the digits 0 through 9 and standard punctuation such as periods, commas, question marks, apostrophes, hyphens, slashes and parentheses — the international Morse set. Accented letters and symbols outside that standard have no official code, so they're skipped rather than guessed at.
What's the difference between a dot and a dash?
They're the two signal lengths Morse is built from: a dash lasts three times as long as a dot. Written down, dots are periods (.) and dashes are hyphens (-). Every letter and digit is a unique combination of one to five of them — E is a single dot, 0 is five dashes.
Can I decode Morse with messy spacing?
Yes. The decoder tolerates repeated spaces between letters and around word slashes, so Morse copied from books, websites or handwritten notes usually decodes cleanly. What it can't do is guess boundaries that were never marked — a continuous run of dots and dashes with no spaces at all is genuinely ambiguous.
Is Morse code still used today?
Yes — amateur radio operators use it daily because Morse cuts through noise and weak signals better than voice. It also appears in aviation navigation beacons, accessibility devices, and as a beloved staple of puzzles, geocaches and escape rooms. SOS (... --- ...) remains the world's most recognised distress signal.