Question Mark in Morse Code

Question mark in Morse code is ..–.. — play it, copy it, and avoid lookalikes with underscoring and other marks.

Direct answer: The Morse code for question mark (?) is ..--.. in International Morse.

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Question Mark in Morse Code

The International Morse question mark is ..--.. — two dits, two dahs, two dits. CW operators use it to end interrogative traffic and sometimes as a request to repeat.

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How to Use This Pattern

Copy

Copy ..--.. into notes or messages. Keep the dots/dashes exact — punctuation patterns are long and easy to mistype.

Play

Press Play above. Punctuation is one continuous character (no letter gaps inside the mark).

In a Sentence

End the question word group, then send ..--... In on-air CW, a lone question mark can also mean “please repeat.”

Verify

Paste ..--.. into the translator Morse box and decode — it should return ?.

Question Mark Morse Chart

MarkNameInternational Morse
?question mark..--..

Common Mistakes / Lookalikes

The “dit-dit-dah-dah-dit-dit” rhythm is distinctive — don’t flatten it into six equal dits.

Question Mark vs Underscoring / Other Six-Element Marks

Keep the middle as two dahs. Turning the middle into dits destroys the question mark.

Not Six E’s

Six dits with gaps is not ?. Question mark is one character: ..--...

Forgetting the Trailing Two Dits

Stopping after ..-- leaves an incomplete mark.

Frequently Asked Questions

Question mark is ..--...