Morse Code Dictionary

Search everything — letters, numbers, Q-codes, prosigns, phrases, and Morse patterns — in one place. The cross-reference hub for the entire site.

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Universal Morse Code Search Engine

Search letters (A–Z), digits (0–9), Q-codes (QTH), prosigns (SOS, AR), English phrases, or dot-dash patterns (·−)

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What this dictionary does

Four tools in one page — each doing something your other reference pages cannot.

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Universal Search

Type anything — letter, word, Q-code, prosign, or Morse pattern — and get results across all character types at once.

Reverse Lookup

Don't know what a pattern means? Tap dots and dashes below to identify any Morse character — including prosigns and numbers.

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Phrase Translator

Type any phrase in English and see the complete Morse output with audio. “Happy birthday”, “I love you”, anything.

Character Compare

Search any character and click ⊕ Compare. Select up to 4 characters to view their patterns side by side.

Reverse Pattern Lookup

Don't know what a Morse pattern means? Type dots and dashes — or tap the buttons — to identify any character instantly. Supports letters, numbers, punctuation, and prosigns.

Decoded result
Tap buttons or type above — result appears here

Tip: separate characters with a space. Example: .- / -... decodes as A then B. Type ... to get S.

Phrase Translator

Type any English word, phrase, or sentence and get the complete Morse code output instantly — with audio playback and one-click copy. Covers A–Z, 0–9, and common punctuation.

Morse code output
Morse translation will display here…

Character Compare Tool

Select up to 4 Morse characters and view their patterns side by side. Perfect for learning to distinguish confusable pairs like E vs I, or K vs C.

Quick pairs:
E
Echo
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Signals: 1
Frequency rank: #1
I
India
..
Signals: 2
Frequency rank: #5

Phrase Library

50+ curated Morse phrases across five categories — each with audio playback and one-click copy. Click any phrase to play it or copy the Morse output.

Hello
.... . .-.. .-.. ---
Good morning
--. --- --- -.. / -- --- .-. -. .. -. --.
Good night
--. --- --- -.. / -. .. --. .... -
Welcome
.-- . .-.. -.-. --- -- .
Goodbye
--. --- --- -.. -... -.-- .
How are you
.... --- .-- / .- .-. . / -.-- --- ..-
Nice to meet you
-. .. -.-. . / - --- / -- . . - / -.-- --- ..-
See you later
... . . / -.-- --- ..- / .-.. .- - . .-.
Have a nice day
.... .- ...- . / .- / -. .. -.-. . / -.. .- -.--
Peace
.--. . .- -.-. .
SOS
...---...
Mayday
-- .- -.-- -.. .- -.--
Help
.... . .-.. .--.
Need help
-. . . -.. / .... . .-.. .--.
Emergency
. -- . .-. --. . -. -.-. -.--
Danger
-.. .- -. --. . .-.
Fire
..-. .. .-. .
Medical emergency
-- . -.. .. -.-. .- .-.. / . -- . .-. --. . -. -.-. -.--
Lost
.-.. --- ... -
Send rescue
... . -. -.. / .-. . ... -.-. ..- .
I love you
.. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..-
Love
.-.. --- ...- .
Be mine
-... . / -- .. -. .
Always
.- .-.. .-- .- -.-- ...
Forever
..-. --- .-. . ...- . .-.
My heart
-- -.-- / .... . .- .-. -
You and me
-.-- --- ..- / .- -. -.. / -- .
Soul mate
... --- ..- .-.. / -- .- - .
Miss you
-- .. ... ... / -.-- --- ..-
Kiss me
-.- .. ... ... / -- .
73 (Best regards)
--... ...--
88 (Love & kisses)
---.. ---..
CQ (General call)
-.-. --.-
QTH (My location is)
--.- - ....
QSL (Acknowledge)
--.- ... .-..
QRZ (Who is calling)
--.- .-. --..
QSO (Contact)
--.- ... ---
QRP (Low power)
--.- .-. .--.
QRT (Stop sending)
--.- .-. -
DE (From station)
-.. .
K (Invitation to send)
-.-
SK (End of contact)
...-.-
Happy birthday
.... .- .--. .--. -.-- / -... .. .-. - .... -.. .- -.--
Thank you
- .... .- -. -.- / -.-- --- ..-
Congratulations
-.-. --- -. --. .-. .- - ..- .-.. .- - .. --- -. ...
Stay strong
... - .- -.-- / ... - .-. --- -. --.
Good luck
--. --- --- -.. / .-.. ..- -.-. -.-
Never give up
-. . ...- . .-. / --. .. ...- . / ..- .--.
Be brave
-... . / -... .-. .- ...- .
Smile
... -- .. .-.. .
Friend
..-. .-. .. . -. -..
Hope
.... --- .--. .

Browse by Type

Quick reference for the most common characters. For the complete deep-dive — mnemonics, history, practice tools — visit the dedicated page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything about how to use this dictionary and what makes it different from the other reference pages.

Frequently Asked Questions

Type anything into the search box — a letter (A–Z), a number (0–9), a word like "hello", a Q-code like "QTH", a prosign like "AR", or a Morse pattern like "·− ··". The dictionary searches across all content types simultaneously and returns rich result cards with the pattern, audio, confusable pair warnings, frequency rank, and a link to the full deep-dive reference page.

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