What Is the Morse Code Translator?

The Morse Code Translator (formerly Morse Decoder) enables anyone to translate text into Morse code or convert Morse code into text. To use the tool, simply enter text into the text input box to convert it into Morse code, or enter Morse code into the output box to start decoding it.

Note: This translator converts English text to International Morse code, not American Morse code. You can check the Morse code chart PDF we created, which shows how each character is represented.

How to Use the Morse Code Translator

Follow the steps below to start translating Morse code into text and vice versa. If you need to change any options, click on the gear icon at the top right. From there, you can adjust advanced options such as the frequency, WPM (words per minute), dot or dash characters, and the character used for spacing (forward slash by default). If you'd like to experience Morse code visually with flashing lights instead, check the Morse code light translator.

Translate text to Morse code

• Input text in the Text box (such as "What Hath God Wrought" - the first telegraph message)
• The Morse code translation will automatically appear in the Morse Code box. If a character can't be translated, a "#" will appear in its place.
• Click the sound icon to hear your text translated into Morse code beeps.
• Click the clipboard icon to copy the Morse code and paste it elsewhere.
• Click the download icon to download the Morse code audio.

Translate Morse code to text

• Enter or type Morse code into the Morse Code box, or manually enter a Morse code sequence.
• The translation of the Morse code will automatically appear in the Text box.
• Click the sound icon to hear the Morse code played audibly.
• Click the clipboard icon to copy the translation.
• Click the eraser icon to clear the text and Morse code.

What Can This Translator Be Used For?

Amateur radio operators, scouts, and educators use this Morse code generator tool for various purposes. Anyone can use this tool for educational, professional, or recreational purposes. You can use it to:

• Understand common words, phrases, and letters used in international Morse code, e.g., the SOS signal or how to say I love you in Morse code.
• Create secret messages to send to friends online, e.g., on WhatsApp or Instagram.
• Decode Easter eggs in games or movies that might be in Morse code.

Don't forget that you can always use this translator as a Morse code decoder to discover other hidden messages written with Morse symbols.

How to Learn Morse Code

Ever since Samuel Morse and his assistant Alfred Vail developed Morse code, learning it has often seemed difficult. Although Morse code is primarily known for its use in military and emergency communications, it was the first widely used method of transmitting messages as electrical signals over telegraph lines. Nowadays, many people learn Morse code simply for fun or to send a secret message to their friends.

You can use our practice Morse code page to study each Morse character in the alphabet. Then, like learning any other language, listening to Morse code signals (you can download audio files from here) can be very helpful.

And, of course, if learning Morse code isn't for you, you can always use our Morse translator to translate English into dots and dashes.