# No in Morse code

**No in Morse code is "-. ---". It is 2 characters made of 1 dots and 4 dashes, and takes about 1.1 seconds to send at 20 words per minute.**

*By Can Türk (https://iamcanturk.dev), MorseForge.*

*Source: https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/words/no/*

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## What it means

NO is one of the shortest real words in Morse, and it uses only dashes and a single dot — good practice for hearing dash length when there is no run of dots alongside it to compare against.

## Letter by letter

| Character | Code | Spoken |
| --- | --- | --- |
| N | `-.` | dah-dit |
| O | `---` | dah-dah-dah |

A space separates letters and a slash separates words.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is No in Morse code?

No in Morse code is "-. ---". NO is one of the shortest real words in Morse, and it uses only dashes and a single dot — good practice for hearing dash length when there is no run of dots alongside it to compare against.

### How long does it take to send No in Morse code?

At 20 words per minute, No takes about 1.1 seconds to send. That counts its 1 dots and 4 dashes plus the silences between them, timed by the PARIS standard, in which one unit, the length of a dot, is 60 milliseconds at that speed.

## Related words: Everyday

- [Yes](https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/words/yes/)
- [OK](https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/words/ok/)
- [Thank you](https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/words/thank-you/)
- [Water](https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/words/water/)

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- [Every word in Morse code](https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/words/)
- [The Morse code alphabet](https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/morse-code-alphabet/)
- [Translate your own text](https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/morse-code-translator/)