Morse Code and Phonetic Alphabet Page
Below are listed Morse Code plus a few phonetic alphabets. The NATO Phonetic Alphabet is the most common, but the others are used in other areas.
| Letter | Morse | NATO | English | American | Italian | German | International |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | *- | Alfa | Andrew | Able | Ancona | Anton | Amsterdam |
| B | -*** | Bravo | Benjamin | Baker | Bologna | Berta | Baltimore |
| C | -*-* | Charlie | Charlie | Charlie | Como | Casar | Casablanca |
| D | -** | Delta | David | Dog | Domodossola | Dora | Denmark |
| E | * | Echo | Edward | Easy | Empoli | Emil | Edision |
| F | **-* | Foxtrot | Fredrick | Fox | Firenze | Friedrich | Florida |
| G | --* | Golf | George | George | Genova | Gustav | Gallipoli |
| H | **** | Hotel | Harry | How | Hotel | Heinrich | Havana |
| I | ** | India | Isaac | Item | Imola | Ida | Italy |
| J | *--- | Juliett | Jack | Jig | I lunga | Julius | Jerusalem |
| K | -*- | Kilo | King | King | Kursaal | Kaufmann | Kilogram |
| L | *-** | Lima | Lucy | Love | Livorno | Ludwig | Liverpool |
| M | -- | Mike | Mary | Mike | Milano | Martha | Madagascar |
| N | -* | November | Nelli | Nan | Napoli | Nordpol | New York |
| O | --- | Oscar | Oliver | Oboe | Otranto | Otto | Oslo |
| P | *--* | Papa | Peter | Peter | Padova | Paula | Paris |
| Q | --*- | Quebec | Queenie | Queen | Quarto | Quelle | Quebec |
| R | *-* | Romeo | Robert | Roger | Roma | Richard | Roma |
| S | *** | Sierra | Sugar | Sugar | Savona | Samuel | Santiago |
| T | - | Tango | Tommy | Tare | Torino | Theodor | Tripoli |
| U | **- | Uniform | Uncle | Uncle | Udine | Ulrich | Uppsala |
| V | ***- | Victor | Victor | Victor | Venezia | Viktor | Valencia |
| W | *-- | Whiskey | William | William | Washington | Wilhelm | Washington |
| X | -**- | X-ray | Xmas | X-ray | Ics | Xanthippe | Xanthippe |
| Y | -*-- | Yankee | Yellow | Yoke | York | Ypsilon | Yokohama |
| Z | --** | Zulu | Zebra | Zebra | Zara | Zeppelin | Zurich |
In Morse Code there also exist codes for numbers and punctuation:
| Number | Code | Punctuation | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | *---- | Period | *-*-*- |
| 2 | **--- | Comma | --**-- |
| 3 | ***-- | Colon | ---*** |
| 4 | ****- | Question Mark | **--** |
| 5 | ***** | Apostrophe | *----* |
| 6 | -**** | Hyphen | -****- |
| 7 | --*** | Fraction Bar | -**-* |
| 8 | ---** | Parentheses | -*--*- |
| 9 | ----* | Quotation Marks | *-**-* |
| 0 | ----- |
If the duration of a * (dot) is one unit then that of a - (dash) is three units. The space between the components of one character is one unit, between characters is three units and between words seven units. To indicate that a mistake has been made and for the receiver to delete the last word send: ******** (eight dots).
