−···
The letter B 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 B takes 9 units to send.
Meaning: Morse code for the letter B (letter)
How do you pronounce it?
dah-di-di-dit
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not mix up B −··· with J ·−−−. They are mirror images, with the dots and dashes swapped.
Did you know?
- The first long-distance telegraph message in the United States, sent from Washington to Baltimore on 24 May 1844, read "What hath God wrought".
- Morse code can be sent with anything that turns on and off: a flashlight, a ship's signal lamp, a tapping finger or a blinking eye.
