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T in Morse code

Standard Morse code for T. Copy it, hear it, or practice with real examples.

1 signal (0 dots, 1 dash)Dots are short • dashes are longLetters use spaces • words use “/”

Memory mnemonic

TOOOOO

Say it aloud with the stresses shown. The phrase carries the same dit/dah rhythm as the Morse for T. Once the rhythm sticks the dots and dashes follow.

This is the widely-circulated Scout-meeting variant. Many teachers develop their own — the words don't matter, only that the chosen phrase carries the same dit/dah rhythm.

About T in Morse code

Pattern: -
Length: 3 Morse units
Spoken as: Tango (TANG go)
In English text: 9.1% of letters — the 2nd most common
Sent backwards: reads the same both ways
Dots ↔ dashes: . is E

T takes 3 units to send. 1 letter is shorter and 1 other is the same length. Alfred Vail reportedly counted the type in a printer's case and gave the shortest codes to the letters used most, so frequency and length roughly track each other: T is the 2nd most common letter and has the 2nd-shortest code.

How long T takes to send

Speed	Unit length	T takes
5 WPM	240 ms	0.72 s
13 WPM	92 ms	0.28 s
20 WPM	60 ms	0.18 s
25 WPM	48 ms	0.14 s

Standard PARIS timing: one unit is 1200 ÷ WPM milliseconds; a dot is 1 unit, a dash 3, and the gap inside a character 1. Add 3 units between letters and 7 between words.

Easily confused with

These are one dot or dash away from T. Mishearing a single element — or clipping one off the end — turns T into one of them, so they are worth drilling side by side.