Military Alphabet

International Alphabet Signal Flag and Code Chart

Morse Code: The letters in Morse code are represented by dots and dashes in the chart below. Radio operators usually substitute the expressions "dits" and "dahs", which resemble the tones of the telegraphic hand key. The groups of dits and dahs representing each letter must be made as one unit, with a clear break between each dit and each dah, and a much more distinct break between the letters. A dit is one-third the length of a dah.

Signal Flags: Very rarely words would be completely spelled out in Navy flaghoist signaling due to the length and number of flags required and the time required to handle the hoists. The signal book provides chapter and basic groups and suffixes. A chapter group is a two-letter group allocated to a particular chapter and the main vocabulary from which all signals in that chapter are derived. Example would be the two flags B and Z placed together forming "BZ" or "Bravo Zulu" which means good job.

International Code of Signals – Phonetic Alphabet
Letter	NATO Phonetic	Morse Code	Signal Flag
A	Alfa	• — Di dah
B	Bravo	— • • • Dah di di dit
C	Charlie	— • — • Dah di dah dit
D	Delta	— • • Dah di dit
E	Echo	• dit
F	Foxtrot	• • — • Di di dah dit
G	Golf	— — • Dah dah dit
H	Hotel	• • • • Di di di dit
I	India	• • Di dit
J	Juliett	• — — — Di dah dah dah
K	Kilo	— • — Dah di dah
L	Lima	• — • • Di dah di dit
M	Mike	— — Dah dah
N	November	— • Dah dit
O	Oscar	— — — Dah dah dah
P	Papa	• — — • Di dah dah dit
Q	Quebec	— — • — Dah dah di dah
R	Romeo	• — • Di dah dit
S	Sierra	• • • Di di dit
T	Tango	— Dah
U	Uniform	• • — Di di dah
V	Victor	• • • — di di di dah
W	Whiskey	• — — Di dah dah
X	X-ray	— • • — Dah di di dah
Y	Yankee	— • — — Dah di dah dah
Z	Zulu	— — • • Dah dah di dit