Delays in Morse Code

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

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

Listen to how "delays" sounds in morse code


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

d -..
e .
l .-..
a .-
y -.--
s ...

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. At first, it could only express a few characters with basic signals. 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?

With MorseTranslator, translating English text into Morse is simple. This page demonstrates how the word delays becomes -.. . .-.. .- -.-- .... You can even listen to it using the audio playback feature. 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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