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Remembering I
- It sounds like di-dit. Say it out loud as you listen, and learn the rhythm rather than counting dots and dashes.
- I has 2 signals: 2 dots. It takes 3 units of time to send, where a dot is one unit.
- I is roughly the 5th most common letter in English. Morse code gives the shortest codes to the commonest letters, which is why I is quick to send.
- Swap every dot for a dash and every dash for a dot and you get M (--). Learning opposite pairs together helps them stick.
- Add more signals to the end of I and you get F, H, S, U and V, so it helps to learn these letters after I.
Common words starting with I in Morse code
| Word | Morse code | |
|---|---|---|
| ICE | .. -.-. . | |
| ILL | .. .-.. .-.. | |
| IMPOSE | .. -- .--. --- ... . | |
| INDEX | .. -. -.. . -..- | |
| INPUTS | .. -. .--. ..- - ... | |
| INTO | .. -. - --- |
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'))}