−·−− −−− ··− ·−−−−· ·−· · / −·−· ··− − ·
"You're Cute" in Morse code is −·−− −−− ··− ·−−−−· ·−· · / −·−· ··− − ·.
Leave a short gap between letters and a longer gap between words. In writing, letters are separated by a space and words by a slash. 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. "You're Cute" takes 111 units, about 6.7 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "You're Cute" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: Y is −·−−, O is −−−, U is ··−, the apostrophe is ·−−−−·, R is ·−·, E is ·, C is −·−· and T is −.
How do you pronounce it?
dah-di-dah-dah dah-dah-dah di-di-dah di-dah-dah-dah-dah-dit di-dah-dit dit / dah-di-dah-dit di-di-dah dah 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?
Radio operators have their own number shorthand: 88 means "love and kisses", and 73 means "best regards".
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.
