−·· ··− −− −···
"Dumb" 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. "Dumb" takes 39 units, about 2.3 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Dumb" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: D is −··, U is ··−, M is −− and B is −···.
How do you pronounce it?
dah-di-dit di-di-dah dah-dah dah-di-di-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?
- 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.
