Morse code guides
Longer reads for when you want the story behind the dots and dashes — where Morse came from, how it differs from the telegraph, and how the rest of the world’s writing gets sent.
The history of Morse code
Morse code is older than the light bulb and the telephone, and it has outlived both as a working skill. Here is where it came from and why it refuses to disappear.
Read the guide →Guide · 6 min readMorse code vs the telegraph
People use "Morse code" and "the telegraph" as if they were the same thing. They are not - it is the difference between a language and a telephone.
Read the guide →Guide · 7 min readMorse code beyond the Latin alphabet
Morse was built around 26 English letters. So how do you send Russian, Greek, Arabic or Chinese in dots and dashes? A short tour of the tricks people use.
Read the guide →Prefer the practical side? Start with Learn Morse code or the translator.
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