Good Luck in Morse Code
A charm you can hear. Here is “good luck” in Morse code — press play to hear it, copy the code for an exam-day note or a good-luck card, or tap it out on the table before a big moment: some rituals deserve a code of their own.
The signal light flashes in time with the sound.
Keyboard: Ctrl + Enter plays the sound · Esc stops it. This translator opened with the phrase already loaded — change the text to translate anything else.
How to write “good luck” in Morse code, letter by letter
- G --. · O --- · O --- · D -..
- L .-.. · U ..- · C -.-. · K -.-
LUCK is a satisfying word to send: it finishes on K (-.-), the same dash-dot-dash shape as the C (-.-.) just before it, minus the final dot — the pair sounds like a question and its answer.
One space separates letters; a slash ( / ) separates words. A dot lasts one unit, a dash three — the timing rules are the same whether you write, beep, tap or flash the phrase. Every letter above follows the ITU International Morse Code standard, the same table as our full Morse code chart.
A charm made of dots and dashes
Good luck is the phrase people most often want to hide inside something else: written along the edge of an exam-day card, engraved on a bracelet, or tapped on a desk before an interview. In Morse it stays private — everyone else sees a pattern; one person reads the wish.
It also has an honest sending rhythm: four letters of GOOD, a word gap, then LUCK finishing on two dash-led letters that sound decisive, like a door closing behind you as you walk in. The whole phrase takes about six seconds at 20 WPM. Learn it by ear in the practice trainer and you will start recognising K (-.-) everywhere — it is one of the most distinctive letters in the code.
Frequently asked questions
What is “good luck” in Morse code?
Good luck in Morse code is --. --- --- -.. / .-.. ..- -.-. -.- — GOOD is --. --- --- -.. and LUCK is .-.. ..- -.-. -.-, with a slash marking the word gap.
How do radio operators wish someone good luck?
With the abbreviation GL: --. .-.. — two letters, understood worldwide, often sent just before a contest or a difficult contact, and frequently paired with 73 (--... ...--), “best regards”.
Can I use it as a good-luck ritual before an exam or a match?
Plenty of people do. Tap it on the table (a short tap is a dot, a long press a dash), write it inside a notebook cover, or download it as a .wav from this page and play it on the way in. A ritual you chose yourself is the best kind.