−·−· −−− −− ·
"Come" 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. "Come" takes 39 units, about 2.3 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Come" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: C is −·−·, O is −−−, M is −− and E is ·.
How do you pronounce it?
dah-di-dah-dit dah-dah-dah dah-dah dit
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, C −·−· can be read as T and R − ·−·, which changes the message.
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.
