What is W in Morse code?

W is a dot and two dashes (·−−). It starts like A (·−) but carries on with a second dah, and a third dah would turn it into J.

What does WX mean in Morse code?

WX means weather, as in WX HR SUNNY, the weather here is sunny. It is one of many short forms operators use to trade news about their station and surroundings.

What does WPM mean for Morse code speed?

WPM stands for words per minute, measured with a standard word, usually PARIS, that is fifty units long. At 20 WPM an operator could send that word twenty times in a minute.

The Letter W in Morse Code

W is ·−−: one short di and 2 long dahs, di-dah-dah. It lasts 9 units.

·−−di-dah-dah

W drawn to time: 9 units, then a 3-unit gap before the next letter.

SpeedSlow · 8 WPMNormal · 18 WPMFast · 25 WPM

Facts about W

Code: ·−− · di-dah-dah
Elements: 3 — one dot, 2 dashes
Length: 9 units + 3 before the next letter
Time: 0.54 s at 20 WPM · 1.35 s at 8 WPM
Tree: E → A → W · below it: P, J
Frequency: 1.68% of English letters, 18th of 26²
Koch order: 12th sign of the course
Spelling: Whiskey
Same signal: В in Russian Morse · Ω in Greek Morse · ヤ in Wabun

§ 1Don’t confuse W with

Wthis letterdi-dah-dah
Aone element shorterdi-dah
Mone element shorterdah-dah
Uelement 2 differsdi-di-dah
Rlast element differsdi-dah-dit
Ofirst element differsdah-dah-dah
Pone element longerdi-dah-dah-dit
Jone element longerdi-dah-dah-dah
Yone element longerdah-di-dah-dah
Dmirror: every di and dah swappeddah-di-dit
Greversed: the same elements back to frontdah-dah-dit

Blue marks the elements that differ from W.

§ 2How to remember W

a WARM WIND (·−−) — W mirrors D (−··), and read backwards it becomes G (−−·).

§ 3Words with W

§ 4Questions about W

What is W in Morse code?: W is a dot and two dashes (·−−). It starts like A (·−) but carries on with a second dah, and a third dah would turn it into J.
What does WX mean in Morse code?: WX means weather, as in WX HR SUNNY, the weather here is sunny. It is one of many short forms operators use to trade news about their station and surroundings.
What does WPM mean for Morse code speed?: WPM stands for words per minute, measured with a standard word, usually PARIS, that is fifty units long. At 20 WPM an operator could send that word twenty times in a minute.