Morse Code Alphabet

The Morse code alphabet gives every letter from A to Z its own pattern of dots and dashes. Type a word to convert it, or use the chart below to look up and hear any letter.

Morse code alphabet chart (A–Z)

What is A in Morse code?

The letter A in Morse code is .- — one dot followed by one dash (dit-dah). It's one of the shortest and most common letters, which is exactly why it's short: Morse code gives the most frequently used letters the simplest patterns. E is a single dot (.) and T is a single dash (-), the two shortest of all, while rarer letters like Q (--.-) and Y (-.--) are longer.

How the alphabet is built

Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail designed the code so that common letters are quick to send. That's why E, T, A, I, and N are all one or two symbols, while less common letters get longer sequences. This frequency-based design made real messages faster to transmit — a small idea that made the whole system practical.

How to translate the alphabet to Morse code

Type any letter or word into the tool above and it converts each letter to dots and dashes, separated by spaces, with words separated by a slash. To decode, paste the code and read the letters back. Use the main translator for longer messages with numbers and punctuation.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Morse code for the alphabet? Every letter A–Z has a unique dot-dash pattern — for example A is .-, B is -..., and Z is --... See the full chart above.

What is A in Morse code? A is .- (one dot, one dash).

Which letters are shortest in Morse code? E (.) and T (-) are the shortest — a single dot and a single dash — because they're the most common letters in English.

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