Close bracket in Morse code
The close bracket ()) is dash dot dash dash dot dash in Morse code, said “dah-di-dah-dah-di-dah”. It sounds like the letters KK sent without gaps, and lasts 19 units, which is 1140 ms at 20 WPM.
Hear the close bracket
At 15 WPM, ) takes 1520 ms to send. Flash or vibrate it in the translator
Part of the ITU standard
The close bracket is defined in ITU-R M.1677-1, the International Morse code standard, so any trained operator will copy it.
The close bracket on a timing ruler
Characters that sound like the close bracket
These are the characters most often copied by mistake for the close bracket, and why.
Can you hear the difference?
Listen, then pick the one you heard.
The close bracket in use
- It is the open bracket with one more dash on the end.
At a glance
- Morse code
- -.--.-
- Sounds like
- dah-di-dah-dah-di-dah
- Letters run together
- KK
- Length
- 19 units
- ITU standard
- Yes
- Also called
- right parenthesis
Sources: ITU-R M.1677-1, the International Morse code standard (International Telecommunication Union, 2009). Symbols outside the standard follow common practice in charts and software.