−·−
The letter K in Morse code is −·−.
Send the signals of a letter close together, then pause before the next letter. A dot lasts one unit of time and a dash three, so K takes 9 units to send.
Meaning: Morse code for the letter K (letter)
How do you pronounce it?
dah-di-dah
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not mix up K −·− with R ·−·. They are mirror images, with the dots and dashes swapped.
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.
