Translate English text to Morse code and decode Morse back to English — free, accurate, and processed entirely in your browser.
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Our free Morse code translator makes it simple to move between plain English and International Morse code. Type or paste a message and the tool instantly shows the equivalent Morse code — or paste Morse code and watch it decode back into readable English. A good Morse code translator does the hard work of timing and accuracy for you, and this one does it in real time as you type.
MorseFlare
.) and dashes (-) to translate Morse code to English. This Morse code translator auto-detects which direction you mean./). In Morse-to-text mode, unknown sequences are marked with a question mark so nothing is silently dropped.Morse code is a way of encoding letters, numbers, and punctuation as sequences of two signals: a short dot (dit) and a long dash (dah). It was developed in the 1830s by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail for the electric telegraph, and later became the backbone of long-distance radio communication. Today, a Morse code translator turns those signals back into plain text in an instant.
The modern International Morse Code is defined by the ITU recommendation ITU-R M.1677-1. Amateur radio operators (hams) still use it heavily in CW mode because it can be copied through weak signals and noise where voice cannot. Historically it was also central to aviation and maritime communication; maritime distress signaling moved to the GMDSS digital system in 1999, though the SOS signal (... --- ...) remains one of the most recognized signals in the world.
Timing is what makes Morse readable. A dash is three times as long as a dot, the gap between elements of a letter is one unit, between letters three units, and between words seven units. A reliable Morse code translator preserves this exact 1:3:7 rhythm in its audio playback.
The English to Morse direction of this Morse code translator turns every letter, number, and supported punctuation mark into its standard code. For example, the word “wave” becomes .-- .- ...- .. You can also think of it as a Morse code converter that works letter by letter, joining each code with a single space and each word with a slash.
If you type accented text such as café, this Morse code translator maps the accent to its base letter automatically. Characters with no Morse equivalent are marked with a question mark and listed in a note below the result, so you always know exactly what was converted and what was not.
The Morse code decoder direction of this Morse code translator reverses the process: paste .-- .- ...- . and it reads back “WAVE”. Both directions run in real time as you type, so you can translate Morse code to English just as easily as you can convert text to Morse code.
If you paste Morse that uses other symbols, the decoder handles it gracefully. Unicode dots (·) and dashes (−, –, —, _) are normalized automatically, | and newlines are treated as word separators, and anything that still doesn’t match is shown as a question mark rather than silently ignored.
Here are the most common letters and all ten digits for quick reference. For the complete, clickable chart — with audio for every character — see the full Morse code alphabet page.
... --- ....... . .-.. .-.. ---.. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..-.---- ..--- ...---- .. .-.... . .-.. .--. ..--..Reading Morse on a screen is one thing — hearing it is another. This Morse code translator includes built-in audio that lets you listen to any conversion at a speed you choose, from 5 to 40 words per minute (WPM), with a tone frequency between 400 and 1000 Hz and adjustable volume. The timing follows the international 1:3:7 standard so what you hear matches real on-air Morse.
You can also download the result as a WAV file for offline practice, use the flashlight mode to blink the signal as light (useful for signaling at night), and open the character-by-character breakdown to see exactly which code maps to each letter. For a beginner-friendly routine, visit the learn Morse code guide.
Yes. MorseFlare is completely free with no sign-up required. All conversion happens locally in your browser.
Yes. It supports letters A–Z, numbers 0–9, and the ITU-R M.1677-1 punctuation marks (period, comma, colon, question mark, apostrophe, hyphen, slash, parentheses, quotation marks, equals, plus, and at sign), plus a few common amateur-radio symbols such as ! & ; _ and $.
It follows ITU-R M.1677-1. It does not guess or autocorrect. Accented letters such as é are mapped to their base letter, and any character with no Morse equivalent is clearly marked with a question mark instead of being silently dropped.
Absolutely. Adjust the speed (WPM) and tone frequency to practice listening, download the result as a WAV file, or use the flashlight signal mode. Visit the Learn Morse Code page for a practice routine.
Paste your Morse code into the input box using dots (.) and dashes (-), with spaces between letters and a slash (/) between words. The decoder converts it back to English automatically. You can also paste the · and − symbols.
All conversion and audio is processed locally in your browser, and the site is cached for offline use, so your text never leaves your device. A live internet connection is only needed the first time you load the page.