Colobus in Morse Code

Using our Alphabet to morse chart, the word colobus translates to

-.-. --- .-.. --- -... ..- ...

Listen to how "colobus" sounds in morse code


You can see the letter breakdown of the word in the table below.

c -.-.
o ---
l .-..
o ---
b -...
u ..-
s ...

What is Morse code?

Morse code used dots and dashes to send messages. During the 19th century, scientists explored wireless message transmission. Early Morse code was minimal, encoding just a handful of letters. As adoption increased, a more complete version was developed. In 1851, a standardised form called International Morse Code was introduced.


How to translate Morse code?

Easily encode or decode Morse messages with the tool provided. As an example, colobus is encoded as -.-. --- .-.. --- -... ..- .... The tool also lets you hear what the Morse code sounds like. To decode manually, you'll need to understand the basic symbols: dits and dahs. Each Morse character mirrors a letter in the English alphabet.


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