Gun-man in Morse Code

Using our Alphabet to morse chart, the word gun-man translates to

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

Listen to how "gun-man" sounds in morse code


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

g --.
u ..-
n -.
- -....-
m --
a .-
n -.

What is Morse code?

Morse code used dots and dashes to send messages. Back in the 19th century, Morse code emerged for long-distance communication. Morse started with a restricted symbol set for essential letters. The system was refined to represent every letter clearly. 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. This page demonstrates how the word gun-man becomes --. ..- -. -....- -- .- -.. 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.


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