·· / −·− −· −−− ·−−
"I Know" in Morse code is ·· / −·− −· −−− ·−−.
Leave a short gap between letters and a longer gap between words. In writing, letters are separated by a space and words by a slash. 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. "I Know" takes 53 units, about 3.2 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "I Know" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: I is ··, K is −·−, N is −·, O is −−− and W is ·−−.
How do you pronounce it?
di-dit / dah-di-dah dah-dit dah-dah-dah di-dah-dah
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, I ·· can be read as E and E · ·, 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.
