··− −−· ·−·· −·−−
"ugly" 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. "ugly" takes 47 units, about 2.8 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "ugly" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: U is ··−, G is −−·, L is ·−·· and Y is −·−−.
How do you pronounce it?
di-di-dah dah-dah-dit di-dah-di-dit dah-di-dah-dah
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, U ··− can be read as E and A · ·−, which changes the message.
Did you know?
- Experienced operators hear whole words as rhythms instead of counting dots and dashes, the way a reader sees words instead of letters.
- Ships stopped relying on Morse code for distress calls in 1999, when the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System took over.
