Self-applied in Morse Code

Using our Alphabet to morse chart, the word self-applied translates to

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

Listen to how "self-applied" sounds in morse code


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

s ...
e .
l .-..
f ..-.
- -....-
a .-
p .--.
p .--.
l .-..
i ..
e .
d -..

What is Morse code?

Morse code used dots and dashes to send messages. Engineers in the 1800s crafted Morse code to support telegraphy. Early Morse code was minimal, encoding just a handful of 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?

The MorseTranslator lets you switch between text and Morse instantly. This page demonstrates how the word self-applied 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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