Morse Code Translator

Translates between plain text and International Morse code in either direction, auto-detecting which way to go from what you paste in. It covers the full letter, digit, and punctuation set plus common procedural prosigns like <AR> (end of message) and <SOS>, and it reports the exact PARIS-standard timing (dit, dah, and every gap length in milliseconds) for the words-per-minute speed you choose.

Paste text to get its Morse code, or paste dots and dashes to get text back: the tool detects the direction automatically. Choose whether word breaks render as extra spaces or a slash, and whether symbols show as dots and dashes or spoken dit/dah words. The timing table below the output shows what that message sounds like at your chosen speed.

Most Morse translators online only go one direction, get a prosign or punctuation mark wrong, or skip timing entirely. This one is bidirectional, includes prosigns and the full punctuation set, and shows real PARIS-standard timing math for any speed, all client-side with no ads: your files and inputs never leave your device.

How does the tool know whether I typed text or Morse code?

It checks whether the input contains only dots, dashes, slashes, and whitespace. If so, it treats it as Morse and decodes to text; otherwise it treats it as text and encodes to Morse.

What is the PARIS standard for words per minute?

Morse speed is measured by how long it takes to send the word "PARIS" (including its trailing word gap) repeatedly at a given rate. One dit lasts 1200 divided by the WPM figure in milliseconds; a dah is three dits, the gap between letters is three dits, and the gap between words is seven dits.

What are prosigns like <AR> and <SOS>?

Prosigns are procedural signals sent as a single unbroken run of dots and dashes with no gap between the letters that make them up, used for things like ending a message (<AR>) or requesting a specific station respond (<KN>). Type one as its bracketed name, like <AR>, and it encodes as one continuous symbol run.