Belles-lettres in Morse Code
Using our Alphabet to morse chart, the word belles-lettres translates to
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Listen to how "belles-lettres" sounds in morse code
You can see the letter breakdown of the word in the table below.
What is Morse code?
In Morse code, letters are represented by short and long marks. Back in the 19th century, Morse code emerged for long-distance communication. Morse started with a restricted symbol set for essential letters. Its use grew, prompting the creation of a broader code set. In 1851, a standardised form called International Morse Code was introduced.
How to translate Morse code?
With MorseTranslator, translating English text into Morse is simple. As an example, belles-lettres is encoded as -... . .-.. .-.. . ... -....- .-.. . - - .-. . .... Click the audio button to listen to the Morse version. To decode manually, you'll need to understand the basic symbols: dits and dahs. Each Morse character mirrors a letter in the English alphabet.