Morse Code Chart · Abbreviations · Translator
Morse code chart for letters, numbers and punctuation with audio, ham radio abbreviations like CQ, QSL and 73, Q codes, and a text ↔ Morse code translator.
- International Morse code chart: A–Z, 0–9 and punctuation (tap to hear)
- Ham radio abbreviations, Q codes and prosigns
- Text → Morse encoder with playback, Morse → text decoder
International Morse Code Chart
| 0 | −−−−− |
|---|---|
| 1 | ·−−−− |
| 2 | ··−−− |
| 3 | ···−− |
| 4 | ····− |
| 5 | ····· |
| 6 | −···· |
| 7 | −−··· |
| 8 | −−−·· |
| 9 | −−−−· |
| A | ·− |
| B | −··· |
| C | −·−· |
| D | −·· |
| E | · |
| F | ··−· |
| G | −−· |
| H | ···· |
| I | ·· |
| J | ·−−− |
| K | −·− |
| L | ·−·· |
| M | −− |
| N | −· |
| O | −−− |
| P | ·−−· |
| Q | −−·− |
| R | ·−· |
| S | ··· |
| T | − |
| U | ··− |
| V | ···− |
| W | ·−− |
| X | −··− |
| Y | −·−− |
| Z | −−·· |
| . | ·−·−·− |
| , | −−··−− |
| ? | ··−−·· |
| ! | −·−·−− |
| / | −··−· |
| ( | −·−−· |
| ) | −·−−·− |
| & | ·−··· |
| : | −−−··· |
| ; | −·−·−· |
| = | −···− |
| + | ·−·−· |
| - | −····− |
| _ | ··−−·− |
| " | ·−··−· |
| ' | ·−−−−· |
| @ | ·−−·−· |
Ham Radio Abbreviations
Basic procedure
- CQ
- Calling any station
- DE
- From (before your own call sign)
- K
- Over, go ahead
- R
- Received, roger
- BK
- Break / back to you
- AGN
- Please send again
- PSE
- Please
- TNX
- Thanks
- TU
- Thank you
Q codes
- QTH
- Location
- QSL
- Receipt confirmed (QSL card)
- QSO
- A contact (two-way exchange)
- QRZ
- Who is calling me?
- QRM
- Man-made interference
- QRN
- Natural noise (static)
- QRS
- Send more slowly
- QRQ
- Send faster
- QRP
- Low power
- QRT
- Stop sending
- QRL
- Is this frequency in use?
- QSB
- Signal fading
- QSY
- Change frequency
Common abbreviations
- 73
- Best regards (sign-off)
- 88
- Love and kisses
- GM
- Good morning
- GA
- Good afternoon
- GE
- Good evening
- GN
- Good night
- OM
- Male operator
- YL
- Female operator
- FB
- Fine, excellent
- HI
- Laughter
- UR
- Your
- WX
- Weather
- RST
- Signal report (readability, strength, tone)
- RIG
- Radio equipment
- ANT
- Antenna
- HR
- Here
- ES
- And
Prosigns (sent as one character)
- AR
- End of message
- SK
- End of contact
- BT
- Break (new paragraph)
- KN
- Go ahead, named station only
- AS
- Wait
- CL
- Closing station
- SOS
- Distress signal