Z
−−··
Zulu
Z in Morse code — −−··
Letters
Z is −−·· in Morse, Zulu in the NATO alphabet, and dots 1356 in braille. Sending it takes 11 time units.
All twenty-six have a Morse code, a NATO word and a braille cell.
- Morse code
- −−··
- NATO word
- Zulu
- Dot numbers
- 1356
- Braille
- ⠵
- Time units
- 11
- At 20 wpm
- 660 ms
- ASCII
- 90
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 Z in Morse code?
−−·· — 2 dots and 2 dashes.
Q. How long does it take to send?
11 time units, which is 660 ms at 20 words per minute.
Q. How is Z said over the radio?
As Zulu.
Q. How is it written in braille?
Dots 1356 are raised: ⠵.