−··· ·−·· ·− −·−· −·−
"Black" in Morse code is −··· ·−·· ·− −·−· −·−.
Leave a short gap between letters. In writing, the letters are separated by a space. At standard timing a dot lasts one unit, a dash three units, the gap inside a letter one unit, the gap between letters three units and the gap between words seven. "Black" takes 55 units, about 3.3 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Black" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: B is −···, L is ·−··, A is ·−, C is −·−· and K is −·−.
How do you pronounce it?
dah-di-di-dit di-dah-di-dit di-dah dah-di-dah-dit dah-di-dah
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, B −··· can be read as T and S − ···, which changes the message.
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.
