Welcome to the Scouts Morse Translator

This Scouts Morse Code Translator allows to translate Text to Morse code and decode Morse code to text easily.

How to use the Morse Code Translator?

Enter either in “Text” or “Morse Code” text-area to encode or decode.

This Online Morse Converter is limited to certain special characters. For instance, if an unknown character is identified, same will be result as “undefined”

“Space” character between words is set to “^”

Text to Morse code

Enter text :


Morse Code output:


Morse code to Text

Enter Morse Code:


Text output:


Morse Code Alphabet

A.-B-…C.-.-.D-..E.F..-.
G–.H….I..J.—K-.-L.-..
MN-.OP.–.Q–.-R.-.
STU..-V…-W.–X-..-
Y-.–Z–..

Numbers

0—–1.—-2..—3…–4….-5…..
6-….7–…8—..9—-.

Punctuation

..-.-.-,.—-?..–...—-.!-.-.–/-..-.
(-.–.)-.–.-&.-…:—…;-.-.-.=-…-
+.-.-.-….-_..–.-.-..-.$…-..-@.–.-.
¿..-.-¡–…-

What is Morse Code?

Morse Code used the character encoding method that allows the sender to send messages using a series of electrical pulses represented as short or long pulses, dots, and dashes in other words.

Who Invented Morse Code & When?

Samuel Morse. Morse code used in the 1830s then expanded in the 1840s.


Click here to find out more about Samuel Morse

What was the First Message sent using Morse Code?

“What hath God wrought” was the first message sent by Samuel F.B. Morse on May 24, 1844, to open the Baltimore – Washington telegraph line.

What Morse Code Used For?

In the past, Morse code was especially used in military. Nowadays, it is still being used in aviation, amateur radio activities, and assistive technology (AT).

What Morse Code Used For?

SOS is a distress signal in Morse code, which is recognized internationally for seeking for help. It was first introduced by German government in 1905.

How to send SOS in Morse Code?

SOS in Morse code is “… — …”

Other common Scout words translation

Baden Powell : “-… .- -.. . -. ^ .–. — .– . .-.. .-..”
Cubs: “-.-. ..- -… …”
Scouts: “… -.-. — ..- – …”
Venture: “…- . -. – ..- .-. .”
MSA: “– … .-“
Mauritius Scout Association: “– .- ..- .-. .. – .. ..- … ^ … -.-. — ..- – ^ .- … … — -.-. .. .- – .. — -.”