−·−− · ···
"Yes" 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. "Yes" takes 25 units, about 1.5 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Yes" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: Y is −·−−, E is · and S is ···.
How do you pronounce it?
dah-di-dah-dah dit di-di-dit
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, Y −·−− can be read as T and W − ·−−, 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 @ 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.
