··· −−− −− · − ···· ·· −· −−·
"Something" 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. "Something" takes 75 units, about 4.5 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Something" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: S is ···, O is −−−, M is −−, E is ·, T is −, H is ····, I is ··, N is −· and G is −−·.
How do you pronounce it?
di-di-dit dah-dah-dah dah-dah dit dah di-di-di-dit di-dit dah-dit dah-dah-dit
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, S ··· can be read as E and I · ··, which changes the message.
Did you know?
- In the United States, amateur radio licences stopped requiring a Morse code test in 2007, yet many operators still use it on the air.
- The @ sign was the first character added to International Morse Code in decades. It became official in 2004 as ·−−·−·, the letters A and C run together.
