−−− −·− ·− −·−−
"Okay" 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. "Okay" takes 47 units, about 2.8 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Okay" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: O is −−−, K is −·−, A is ·− and Y is −·−−.
How do you pronounce it?
dah-dah-dah dah-di-dah di-dah dah-di-dah-dah
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, O −−− can be read as T and M − −−, which changes the message.
When do people say it?
Operators shorten common replies: R means "received", TU means "thank you" and FB means "fine business", or "great".
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.
