What Is the Morse Code Light Translator?
The Morse code light translator converts a letter, word or message into short and long flashes of light on your screen. A short flash corresponds to a Morse dot (dit) and a long flash corresponds to a dash (dah).
You can use the translator to practice understanding Morse code in light signals and even send messages to friends by filming or recording your screen.
How to Use the Morse Code Light Translator
- Generate your Morse code: Enter a letter, number, word, or message into the Text box to see the Morse translation in the Morse Code box.
- Flash the code: Click Start to see your text as a sequence of light flashes in the window and Stop when you want to stop the display.
- Configure settings:
- Check Loop flashing the Morse code light to repeat the sequence.
- Check Play the Morse code sound to hear the message in Morse dits and dahs.
- Click Fullscreen when a message is playing to enter full-screen mode.
Why Use the Morse Code Light Translator?
You can use the translator to learn Morse code in a different way and send Morse messages with a twist. It's fun to see how different words and phrases look when translated into light signals!
This type of Morse code communication allows people to communicate messages silently, which was historically useful in military operations. Shipwrecked crew members and other soldiers in distress could flash the Morse code signal for SOS (three short flashes, three long flashes, three short flashes) with a torch or even a mirror to communicate their location when no other communication channel was available.
