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Morse Code: History, How It Works & Translator Guide

Learn Morse code basics, the international alphabet, and how to translate text to dots and dashes with audio playback.

What Is Morse Code?

Morse code is a character encoding system that represents letters, numbers, and punctuation as sequences of dots (short signals) and dashes (long signals). Invented in the 1830s by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail for use with the electric telegraph, it was the first practical method for long-distance communication.

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