8 in Morse Code
MORSE CODE REFERENCE
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BRIEFING
In International Morse code the number 8 is ---..: 2 dits and 3 dahs, 15 units long (about 900 ms at 20 WPM).
It sounds like "dah-dah-dah-di-dit".
In MORSE HQ's Koch training, 8 is character 28 of 41.
Often confused with
How to remember it
Learn it by sound instead of counting dots and dashes. Say "dah-dah-dah-di-dit" out loud, then listen to it at full speed.
Like the Koch method, hearing characters at your target speed (15-20 WPM) from day one makes it easier to speed up later.