·−
The letter A in Morse code is ·−.
Send the signals of a letter close together, then pause before the next letter. A dot lasts one unit of time and a dash three, so A takes 5 units to send.
Meaning: Morse code for the letter A (letter)
How do you pronounce it?
di-dah
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not mix up A ·− with N −·. They are mirror images, with the dots and dashes swapped.
Did you know?
- The code used today is International Morse Code, based on a version Friedrich Gerke made for German telegraph lines in 1848. It differs from the original American code in many letters.
- Alfred Vail, who worked with Samuel Morse, gave the shortest signals to the most common letters. That is why E, the most frequent letter in English, is a single dot.
