Codes·N
N
−·
November

N in Morse code — −·

Letters

N is −· in Morse, November in the NATO alphabet, and dots 1345 in braille. Sending it takes 5 time units.

All twenty-six have a Morse code, a NATO word and a braille cell.

Morse code
−·
NATO word
November
Dot numbers
1345
Braille
Time units
5
At 20 wpm
300 ms
ASCII
78

Seen as timing

A dot is one unit, a dash three, and the gap between them one. At 20 words per minute a unit is 60 milliseconds.

Words chosen so a letter survives a bad radio link. Alfa and Juliett are spelled oddly on purpose — some languages would swallow the ph and the final t.

Nearby characters

How to read this

  • In Morse a dot is one unit and a dash three. The commoner the letter, the shorter the code — E is a single dot.
  • Each NATO word starts with its own letter. It is for saying a letter clearly over the radio.
  • A braille cell has six dot positions, so there are sixty-four of them. The empty one is the space between words.
  • Digits in braille reuse the cells of a–j; a number sign in front tells them apart.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is N in Morse code?

−· — 1 dots and 1 dashes.

Q. How long does it take to send?

5 time units, which is 300 ms at 20 words per minute.

Q. How is N said over the radio?

As November.

Q. How is it written in braille?

Dots 1345 are raised: ⠝.