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Learn Morse code by ear, not from a chart

A free Morse code trainer with real CW audio and a telegraph key on your keyboard. Two characters on day one, all 26 letters and 10 digits by day seven.

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E

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Tap the key once

Tap the key or press Space: a short press is a dot, a long press is a dash. E is a single dot and T is a single dash, so start there.

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Reference

What is Morse code?

Morse code sends text as short and long signals called dots and dashes, or dits and dahs. Every letter, digit and punctuation mark has its own fixed pattern: E is a single dot and T is a single dash, and every digit is exactly five elements long. The international version is defined by Recommendation ITU-R M.1677-1.

The code, by the numbers

Letters
26
E and T are one element each
Digits
10
Every one is five elements long
Tree levels
4
A dot goes left, a dash goes right
Days in the plan
7
2 hours 15 minutes of practice in total
Words explained
22
Each one playable, from SOS to 73
Teaching orders
3
Signal Tree, Koch and Alphabetical

Letters, digits and 13 punctuation marks as defined by Recommendation ITU-R M.1677-1.

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Can you read this?

It is a real signal at real Morse timing. Press play, listen, and type what you hear.

TelegramNo. 1 of 4

Message

Signal network

26 letters. 4 levels. One tree.

A dot goes left, a dash goes right — every letter sits where its own code spells it out.

The Morse tree →
The Morse code tree. From the start, a dot branches left and a dash branches right, 4 levels deep. Each letter sits at the end of its own code: E T, then I A N M, then S U R W D K G O, then H V F L P J B X C Y Z Q.ETIANMSURWDKGOHVFLPJBXCYZQ
Layer 1E TLayer 2I A N MLayer 3S U R W D K G OLayer 4H V F L P J B X C Y Z Q

How it works

Start in under a minute

  1. 01

    Hear one character

    The guided lesson shows it, plays it as real Morse code audio, then asks you to send it back.

    Open →
  2. 02

    Send your own

    Hold the space bar or the on-screen key: tap for a dot, hold for a dash.

    Open →
  3. 03

    Test yourself

    A 60-second test, one character at a time, then a link to challenge a friend.

    Open →

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Why learning by sound works

Most people learn Morse from a chart, memorise 26 patterns of dots and dashes, and hit a wall around ten words per minute that no amount of practice moves. The chart caused it: it taught them to translate rather than to hear, and that extra step is a fixed cost the speed eventually outruns.

MorseForge teaches each character as a sound from the first minute, in the order the code is actually structured, and makes you send it back as well as read it. It tracks recognising, hearing and sending separately, because they are different abilities, and a character only counts as mastered with at least 10 answers in each of the three skills and an average of 90% or better across them.

Why you can't learn Morse code from a chart →

Questions people ask

How long does it take to learn Morse code?
Learning every character takes about 2 hours 15 minutes of practice: MorseForge's 7-day plan covers all 26 letters and 10 digits in daily sessions of 10 to 25 minutes. Copying Morse at a useful speed takes longer, usually weeks to months of short daily practice, because recognising a character instantly is a separate skill.
Is MorseForge free?
Yes. MorseForge is free and open source, with no ads and no account. It runs entirely in your browser, works offline once it has loaded, and stores your progress on your own device instead of on a server.
What is the best way to learn Morse code?
Learn it by sound. Hear each character as a rhythm instead of memorising dots and dashes from a chart, start with the shortest codes, keep characters fast with long gaps between them, which is Farnsworth timing, and send as well as listen. Short daily sessions beat long weekly ones.
Can I practise Morse code on my phone?
Yes. Every page works on a phone. On a touchscreen the telegraph key becomes an on-screen button that you tap for a dot and hold for a dash, and the audio plays through the speaker or headphones.
Which Morse code does MorseForge teach?
International Morse code, as defined by Recommendation ITU-R M.1677-1, which is the version used on the radio worldwide. American Morse, the original landline code, used different patterns for some letters and is not taught here.

dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot is SOS. Your first letter is E — one short tap.

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