Morse Code
Encode text to Morse code (ITU table) or decode Morse back to text. Unrecognized characters are skipped silently.
About Morse Code
Morse Code translates text into International (ITU) Morse code and decodes Morse back into readable text. Characters the ITU table does not cover are skipped silently, so you get clean output without error noise. It is a quick pick for puzzles, ham-radio practice, escape-room clues, or teaching kids how telegraphy worked. The translation happens in your browser.
- Category
- convert
- Input
- Accepts: text/plain.
- Output
- Outputs: text/plain.
- Cost
- Free, runs in your browser
- Memory
- low
Common uses
- Encode a short message as dots and dashes for a puzzle or scavenger hunt
- Decode a Morse string you found in a game or cipher challenge
- Practice reading Morse for an amateur radio license
- Generate Morse for a classroom demonstration of telegraph history
- Turn a name or phrase into Morse for a tattoo or jewelry design reference
- Check your hand-decoded Morse against the canonical ITU answer
Frequently asked questions
Which Morse standard does it use?
The ITU International Morse code table, the modern standard for letters, digits, and common punctuation.
What happens to characters that have no Morse equivalent?
They are skipped silently, so the output stays clean rather than littered with error markers.
How should I format Morse for decoding?
Use standard spacing: dots and dashes for letters, gaps between letters, and larger gaps between words, matching the ITU convention.
Is anything sent to a server?
No. Encoding and decoding both run locally in your browser.
Does it handle numbers and punctuation?
Yes, the ITU table includes digits and common punctuation, so those translate both directions.
Keywords
- morse
- code
- cipher
- encode
- decode
- itu
- telegraph