Emergency
MAYDAY in Morse Code
MAYDAY here means the six letters of the written word. The FAA describes Mayday as a spoken distress term for grave and imminent danger requiring immediate assistance. Encoding these letters is different from sending the continuous Morse SOS signal.
-- .- -.-- -.. .- -.--
MAYDAY - Character-by-Character Breakdown
What to check in MAYDAY
The Y group occurs twice and the A group occurs twice. The central D is dash-dot-dot. Keep all six ordinary character gaps rather than combining the word into a procedural signal.
--A.-Y-.--D-..A.-Y-.--Compare a related message: MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY
Encode the exact wording below and compare it with MAYDAY. Adding letters or words changes the signal; a word gap is longer than a letter gap. The slash in the displayed result marks that word gap and is not an extra transmitted mark.
-- .- -.-- -.. .- -.-- / -- .- -.-- -.. .- -.-- / -- .- -.-- -.. .- -.--Verify your finished pattern
Read each labelled character group in order, then decode the complete copied pattern. Check that it returns MAYDAY, including any word spaces. In a physical layout, decorative spacers should be distinct from signal marks. The diagram illustrates grouping; it does not specify bead sizes or guarantee how a printed or permanent design will reproduce.
Keep each letter’s marks together, put a space between letters, and use / between words. Check the writing guide for accepted input and the timing reference for playback.
How to Pronounce "MAYDAY" in Morse Code
Listen to MAYDAY one character at a time, then play the complete message.
- M--(dah-dah)
- A.-(di-dah)
- Y-.--(dah-di-dah-dah)
- D-..(dah-di-dit)
- A.-(di-dah)
- Y-.--(dah-di-dah-dah)
Leave a short gap between each letter and a longer gap between words.
Translate Any Word to Morse Code
Translate any text to Morse code instantly with our free tool.
Open Translator