What Is Morse Code?

Morse code was developed in the 1830s and 1840s for telegraph communication. It made long-distance messaging possible before modern digital networks existed.

The International Morse Code standard is the version most people use today for learning and reference.

Each character has a unique dot-dash pattern. For example, E is "." and T is "-", while S is "..." and O is "---".

Letters are separated by spaces, and words are usually separated by "/" in text format.

Morse code is still used in amateur radio, emergency signaling, and educational exercises for timing and pattern recognition.

It also appears in puzzles, jewelry, and coding projects where compact symbolic encoding is useful.