Morse Code Translator

In short Morse code represents each character as a sequence of dots and dashes, and this uses the ITU international standard: 26 letters, 10 digits and 11 punctuation marks. SOS is ... --- ..., and it was chosen precisely because that pattern is unmistakable rather than because it stands for anything — "save our souls" was invented afterwards. Letters are separated by a space and words by a forward slash, which is the standard written convention. The timing is where the real code lives and where written Morse loses something. A dash is three times the length of a dot, the gap between symbols is one dot, between letters three, and between words seven. Those ratios are the code, which is why Morse can be sent by sound, light or tapping and remains readable. Speed is quoted in words per minute against the standard word PARIS, chosen because its timing is exactly 50 units. Morse is still in use: aviation and maritime navigation beacons identify themselves in Morse continuously, and amateur radio operators use it because a Morse signal gets through noise that would swallow voice.