F..-.
Remembering F
- It sounds like di-di-dah-dit. Say it out loud as you listen, and learn the rhythm rather than counting dots and dashes.
- F has 4 signals: 3 dots and 1 dash. It takes 9 units of time to send, where a dot is one unit.
- F is roughly the 16th most common letter in English. Morse code gives the shortest codes to the commonest letters, which is why rarer letters like F are longer.
- Swap every dot for a dash and every dash for a dot and you get Q (--.-). Learning opposite pairs together helps them stick.
- Read it backwards and you get L (.-..).
Common words starting with F in Morse code
| Word | Morse code | |
|---|---|---|
| FACE | ..-. .- -.-. . | |
| FAST | ..-. .- ... - | |
| FIELDS | ..-. .. . .-.. -.. ... | |
| FIRMLY | ..-. .. .-. -- .-.. -.-- | |
| FLOAT | ..-. .-.. --- .- - | |
| FORMAT | ..-. --- .-. -- .- - |
Translate your own words with the Morse code translator, see every letter on the Morse code alphabet chart, or practise sending on the decoder.
() => `${esc(u('mcSettings'))}
${esc(u('mcWarn'))}