6 in Morse code
The number 6 is dash dot dot dot dot in International Morse code, said “dah-di-di-di-dit”. Like every digit it has five elements: 1 dash followed by 4 dots. It lasts 11 units, which is 660 ms at 20 WPM.
Hear 6 at your speed
At 15 WPM, 6 takes 880 ms to send. Flash or vibrate it in the translator
Where 6 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.
6 on a timing ruler
Characters that sound like 6
These are the characters most often copied by mistake for 6, and why.
- 4Same signals in reverse order
- 1Dots and dashes swapped
- 5One element different
- 7One element different
- /One element different
- =One element different
Can you hear the difference?
Listen, then pick the one you heard.
6 at a glance
- Morse code
- -....
- Sounds like
- dah-di-di-di-dit
- Length
- 11 units
- At 20 WPM
- 660 ms
- Cut number
- None in common use
- Koch order
- 39 of 41, then Number 0
Sources: codes from ITU-R M.1677-1, the International Morse code standard. Cut numbers and on-air usage follow common amateur radio practice.