Codes·T
T
Tango

T in Morse code — −

Letters

T is − in Morse, Tango in the NATO alphabet, and dots 2345 in braille. Sending it takes 3 time units.

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

Morse code
NATO word
Tango
Dot numbers
2345
Braille
Time units
3
At 20 wpm
180 ms
ASCII
84

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 T in Morse code?

− — 0 dots and 1 dashes.

Q. How long does it take to send?

3 time units, which is 180 ms at 20 words per minute.

Q. How is T said over the radio?

As Tango.

Q. How is it written in braille?

Dots 2345 are raised: ⠞.