i tried: ============= \define[]\kurz{\blackrule[width=0.3em]} \define[]\lang{\blackrule[width=1.4em]} \starttext \kurz \kurz \lang \kurz Signal \stoptext ============= generates: - - --- - Signal the text continues after the bar, but every bar starts on a new line. I dont know why. It was not said so in documentation [1] How would you write morsecodes? [1] http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-eni.pdf -- Jonas Stein