Your Name in Morse Code
Type a name and watch it become a pattern you can hear, print or wear.
Letter by letter
Check the sequence twice before anything becomes permanent. Play it back, read it letter by letter, and have someone else read it too. A tattoo cannot be edited.
Every name becomes a rhythm. Type it above and the tool shows each letter with its code, plays the whole thing at any speed, and gives you an image to keep. Accented letters and the German ss have their own codes and are handled correctly.
Some names sound better than others
This is worth knowing before you put a name on anything permanent. Because the code gives common letters short patterns and rare ones long patterns, names made of common letters are compact and easy to read, while others turn into a wall of dashes.
- Short and clear: names rich in E, T, I, A, N and S. ANNE is
.- -. -. ., just seven signals. - Long and heavy: names with Q, Y, J, O or Z. JOJO runs to
.--- --- .--- ---, fourteen signals for four letters, twice as many as ANNE.
Neither is wrong, but they look very different on a bracelet. If a name comes out unwieldy, a nickname or initials often carry better - and initials have the advantage that a reader with the alphabet in hand can actually decode them.
What to do with it
- Learn it by ear. A name is the ideal first thing to recognize by sound, because you already know what it should say. Press play, then try to hear the letters rather than count the dots.
- Print it. The SVG file stays sharp at any size, from a bookmark to a poster.
- Wear it. The bracelet page turns the same name into a bead pattern with counts, and the tattoo page into a quieter bar design.
- Share it. The link in your address bar carries the text with it, so sending it shows the other person exactly what you see.
Frequently asked questions
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How do I write my name in Morse code?
Type it into the field above. Each letter gets its own sequence and the gaps between letters are three units long, which is what keeps the letters apart when someone reads it back.
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Do accented letters work?
Yes. German umlauts, the ss, Spanish ñ and French accented vowels all have their own codes and are included. A few of them share a code with a letter from another language, which is noted on the alphabet page.
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Are there capital letters in Morse code?
No. Morse has no case at all, so a name always comes out in one form. This does not matter for a name, but it does mean nobody can tell from the code whether it was written with a capital.
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Can I download it as an image?
Yes, as SVG or PNG, in four styles. SVG is the right choice for printing or for a jeweller, PNG for sending in a message.