−·· ·− −· −−· · ·−·
"Danger" 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. "Danger" takes 49 units, about 2.9 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Danger" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: D is −··, A is ·−, N is −·, G is −−·, E is · and R is ·−·.
How do you pronounce it?
dah-di-dit di-dah dah-dit dah-dah-dit dit di-dah-dit
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, D −·· can be read as T and I − ··, which changes the message.
When do people say it?
SOS is sent as one unbroken signal, ···−−−···, without the usual gaps between letters. It was adopted as the distress signal in 1906 because it is easy to send and hard to mistake.
Did you know?
- 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.
- Experienced operators hear whole words as rhythms instead of counting dots and dashes, the way a reader sees words instead of letters.
