<P> In the United Kingdom, many people learned the Morse code by means of a series of words or phrases that have the same rhythm as a Morse character . For instance, "Q" in Morse is dah - dah - di - dah, which can be memorized by the phrase "God save the Queen", and the Morse for "F" is di - di - dah - dit, which can be memorized as "Did she like it ." </P> <P> A well - known Morse code rhythm from the Second World War period derives from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the opening phrase of which was regularly played at the beginning of BBC broadcasts . The timing of the notes corresponds to the Morse for "V", di - di - di - dah, understood as "V for Victory" (as well as the Roman numeral for the number five). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Category </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Code </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> A, a </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> B, b </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> C, c </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> D, d </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> E, e </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> F, f </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> G, g </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> H, h </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> I, i </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> J, j </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> K, k Prosign for "Invitation to transmit" </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> L, l </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> M, m </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> N, n </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> O, o </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> P, p </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> Q, q </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> R, r </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> S, s </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> T, t </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> U, u </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> V, v </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> W, w </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> X, x </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> Y, y </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Letters </Td> <Td> Z, z </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Numbers </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Numbers </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Numbers </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Numbers </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Numbers </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Numbers </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Numbers </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Numbers </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Numbers </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Numbers </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Period (.) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Comma (,) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Question Mark (?) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Apostrophe (') </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Exclamation Point (!) KW digraph Not in ITU - R recommendation </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Slash / Fraction Bar (/) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Parenthesis (Open) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Parenthesis (Close) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Ampersand (or "Wait") (&) AS digraph Prosign for "WAIT" </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Colon (:) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Semicolon (;) Not in ITU - R ITU - R M. 1172 or ITU - R M. 1677 - 1 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Double Dash (=) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Plus sign (+) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Hyphen, Minus Sign (-) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Underscore (_) Not in ITU - R ITU - R M. 1172 or ITU - R M. 1677 - 1 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Quotation mark (") </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> Dollar sign ($) SX digraph Not in ITU - R ITU - R M. 1172 or ITU - R M. 1677 - 1 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punctuation </Td> <Td> At Sign (@) AC digraph </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prosigns </Td> <Td> End of work </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prosigns </Td> <Td> Error </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prosigns </Td> <Td> Invitation to Transmit Also used for K </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prosigns </Td> <Td> Starting Signal </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prosigns </Td> <Td> New Page Signal AR digraph Message separator Single - line display may use printed "+" </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prosigns </Td> <Td> Understood Also used for Ŝ </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prosigns </Td> <Td> Wait also used for Ampersand (&) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> À, à Shared by À, Å </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ä, ä Shared by Ä, Æ, Ą </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English Extensions </Td> <Td> Å, å Shared by À, Å </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ą, ą Shared by Ä, Æ, Ą </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Æ, æ Shared by Ä, Æ, Ą </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ć, ć Shared by Ć, Ĉ, Ç </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ĉ, ĉ Shared by Ć, Ĉ, Ç </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English Extensions </Td> <Td> Ç, ç Shared by Ć, Ĉ, Ç </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> CH, ch Shared by CH, Ĥ, Š </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Đ, đ Shared by Đ, É, Ę Not to be confused with Eth (Ð, ð) (É is the only accented character included in ITU - R recommendation) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ð, ð Not to be confused with D with stroke (Đ, đ) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> É, é Shared by Đ, É, Ę (É is the only accented character included in ITU - R recommendation) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> È, è Shared by È, Ł </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ę, ę Shared by Đ, É, Ę (É is the only accented character included in ITU - R recommendation) </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ĝ, ĝ </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ĥ, ĥ Shared by CH, Ĥ, Š </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ĵ, ĵ </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ł, ł Shared by È, Ł </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ń, ń Shared by Ń, Ñ </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ñ, ñ Shared by Ń, Ñ </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ó, ó Shared by Ó, Ö, Ø </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ö, ö Shared by Ó, Ö, Ø </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ø, ø Shared by Ó, Ö, Ø </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ś, ś </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ŝ, ŝ Prosign for "Understood" </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Š, š Shared by CH, Ĥ, Š </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Þ, þ </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ü, ü Shared by Ü, Ŭ </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ŭ, ŭ Shared by Ü, Ŭ </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ź, ź </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Non-English extensions </Td> <Td> Ż, ż </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> − − − </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Category </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Code </Th> </Tr>

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