2 in Morse code
The number 2 is dot dot dash dash dash in International Morse code, said “di-di-dah-dah-dah”. Like every digit it has five elements: 2 dots followed by 3 dashes. It lasts 15 units, which is 900 ms at 20 WPM.
Hear 2 at your speed
At 15 WPM, 2 takes 1200 ms to send. Flash or vibrate it in the translator
Where 2 fits in the number pattern
All ten digits follow one rule, so learning the pattern teaches you every number. From 1 to 5 the dots grow from the left; from 6 to 0 the dashes do.
2 on a timing ruler
Characters that sound like 2
These are the characters most often copied by mistake for 2, and why.
Can you hear the difference?
Listen, then pick the one you heard.
2 at a glance
- Morse code
- ..---
- Sounds like
- di-di-dah-dah-dah
- Length
- 15 units
- At 20 WPM
- 900 ms
- Cut number
- None in common use
- Koch order
- 28 of 41, then H
Sources: codes from ITU-R M.1677-1, the International Morse code standard. Cut numbers and on-air usage follow common amateur radio practice.