·· / ·− −− / ···· · ·−· · ·−·−·−
"I am here."
To write a sentence in Morse code, put a space between letters, a slash between words and the period ·−·−·− at the end. "I am here." becomes ·· / ·− −− / ···· · ·−· · ·−·−·−.
Morse code has no capital letters, so a sentence is the same in upper and lower case. Punctuation has its own codes, such as −−··−− for the comma and ··−−·· for the question mark.
Meaning: writing a full sentence in Morse code (noun)
What mistakes should you avoid?
Radio operators often leave out punctuation and send −···−, the break sign, between sentences instead.
Did you know?
- The @ sign was the first character added to International Morse Code in decades. It became official in 2004 as ·−−·−·, the letters A and C run together.
- In 1966 the American prisoner of war Jeremiah Denton blinked T-O-R-T-U-R-E in Morse code with his eyes during a filmed interview.
