8 in Morse Code
8−−−··
8 in International Morse code is −−−··: 2 short and 3 long. Every number in Morse code is five signals long. In cut numbers, the short form operators use when numbers are expected, runs of dashes are cut to one.
What −−−·· means in every alphabet
The same signal stands for different letters in different national codes. This is everything it means in the alphabets this site supports.
| International Morse (ITU) | 8 |
Easy to confuse with: 2 (··−−−, the same signals in reverse), 3 (···−−, dots and dashes swapped).
8 in cut numbers
When both sides know numbers are expected, operators shorten 8 to −··, the same signal as the letter D. Only the runs of dashes are cut; the dots stay.
8 in American Morse code
In American (railroad) Morse code, 8 is sent as −····, not −−−·· as in International Morse.
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