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SEND HELP in Morse Code

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SEND HELP
... . -. -.. / .... . .-.. .--.
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Letter by letter

How "SEND HELP" is built in Morse

SEND HELP is 8 characters — 17 dots and 5 dashes in all. Here is each letter with its Morse code so you can send or write it one symbol at a time:

SEND
S ...
E .
N -.
D -..
HELP
H ....
E .
L .-..
P .--.

How to read it

The format in one line

Dot
.   one short signal (1 unit)
Dash
-   one long signal (3 units)
Letter gap
a single space between letters (3 units)
Word gap
/   with surrounding spaces (7 units)

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