−·· ·· ·
"Die" 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. "Die" takes 17 units, about 1.0 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Die" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: D is −··, I is ·· and E is ·.
How do you pronounce it?
dah-di-dit di-dit 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.
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.
