W
·−−
Whiskey
W in Morse code — ·−−
Letters
W is ·−− in Morse, Whiskey in the NATO alphabet, and dots 2456 in braille. Sending it takes 9 time units.
All twenty-six have a Morse code, a NATO word and a braille cell.
- Morse code
- ·−−
- NATO word
- Whiskey
- Dot numbers
- 2456
- Braille
- ⠺
- Time units
- 9
- At 20 wpm
- 540 ms
- ASCII
- 87
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 W in Morse code?
·−− — 1 dots and 2 dashes.
Q. How long does it take to send?
9 time units, which is 540 ms at 20 words per minute.
Q. How is W said over the radio?
As Whiskey.
Q. How is it written in braille?
Dots 2456 are raised: ⠺.