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Happy birthday in morse code

Thirteen letters in two words, 41 marks in all. Press Play to hear it and see it blink, copy it as text, or save the pattern below for a card.

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Count a steady beat. A dit (the short signal) is one count of light, and a dah (the long one) is three. Stay dark for one count between flashes and three counts between letters.

  1. H: four short flashes.
  2. A: one short, one long.
  3. P: one short, two long, one short.
  4. P: one short, two long, one short.
  5. Y: one long, one short, two long.
  6. Stay dark for seven counts before the next word.
  7. B: one long, three short.
  8. I: two short flashes.
  9. R: one short, one long, one short.
  10. T: one long flash.
  11. H: four short flashes.
  12. D: one long, two short.
  13. A: one short, one long.
  14. Y: one long, one short, two long.
  15. Stay dark for seven counts, then start again from the first letter.

Download Happy birthday in morse code

The pattern as a picture, each letter named under its marks, for a card, a craft project or a tattoo sketch. The PNG is ready to print or share; the SVG scales to any size.

Happy birthday in morse code, drawn in dits and dahs with each letter named under its marks
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Happy birthday as a morse code necklace

Each dit is a round bead and each dah a tube three times as long, with a small spacer between letters. For a 16 in necklace in 3 mm beads: 25 dit beads, 16 dah tubes, 11 spacers, 1 word bead and 55 plain beads.

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How happy birthday is put together

HAPPY is H (four dits), A (a dit and a dah), two Ps (a dit, two dahs and a dit each) and Y (a dah, a dit and two dahs). BIRTHDAY is B (a dah and three dits), I (two dits), R (a dit, a dah and a dit), T (a single dah), H, D (a dah and two dits), A and Y. That adds up to 41 marks, 25 of them dits.

At 10 words per minute (WPM), the speed the player starts at, the whole greeting takes about 17 seconds. The two Ps of HAPPY sit side by side, and only the three units of silence between them keep them apart.

No shortcut on the air

Radio operators shorten most greetings. The International Amateur Radio Union’s operating guide lists HNY for Happy New Year and MX for Merry Christmas, but it has no entry for happy birthday. To send one, spell it out as the player does above.

Questions

What is happy birthday in morse code?

H, A, two Ps and Y, a longer gap, then B, I, R, T, H, D, A and Y. That's 41 marks, and the Copy morse button above copies it as text.

How do you copy and paste happy birthday in morse code?

Press Copy morse above, then paste it into a message. It pastes as dots and dashes, with a space between letters and a slash between the words.

How do you write happy birthday in morse code on a card?

Download the picture above and print it, or copy it by hand letter by letter. It names each letter under its marks, and every dah is three times as long as a dit.

How do you say happy birthday in morse code with a light?

Flash it with the steps above, one letter at a time, and stay dark for seven counts between the two words. Press Play to watch the lamp keep the rhythm first.

What is happy birthday dad in morse code?

Happy birthday, a word gap, then D (a dah and two dits), A (a dit and a dah) and D again, 49 marks in all. Type any other name into the morse code translator to hear it.

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