··− ·−− ··−
"UwU" 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. "UwU" takes 29 units, about 1.7 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "UwU" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: U is ··− and W is ·−−.
How do you pronounce it?
di-di-dah di-dah-dah di-di-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?
- 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.
- In 1966 the American prisoner of war Jeremiah Denton blinked T-O-R-T-U-R-E in Morse code with his eyes during a filmed interview.
