Hello in morse code
Five letters and 16 marks, with the double L in the middle. Press Play to hear it and see it blink, or save the pattern below as a picture.
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How to blink Hello with a flashlight
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.
- H: four short flashes.
- E: one short flash.
- L: one short, one long, two short.
- L: one short, one long, two short.
- O: three long flashes.
- Stay dark for seven counts, then start again from the first letter.
Download Hello 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.
Hello as a morse code bracelet
Each dit is a round bead and each dah a tube three times as long, with a small spacer between letters. For a 7 in bracelet in 3 mm beads: 11 dit beads, 5 dah tubes, 4 spacers and 31 plain beads.
How hello is put together
H is four dits and E a single dit. Each L is a dit, a dah and two dits, and O is three dahs. That adds up to 16 marks, 11 of them dits, so the word starts with a quick run and ends on three long notes.
At 10 words per minute (WPM), the speed the player starts at, hello takes about 6 seconds. The two Ls sit side by side with a letter gap of three units between them, which is what keeps them from reading as one longer letter.
How radio operators say hello
Operators on the air seldom spell out hello. They greet by the time of day, and the International Amateur Radio Union’s operating guide lists the abbreviations: GM for good morning, GA for good afternoon and GE for good evening. GM is five marks against hello’s 16.
Questions
What is hello in morse code?
Four dits for H, one dit for E, two Ls of a dit, a dah and two dits each, and three dahs for O. That's 16 marks, and the Copy morse button above copies it as text.
How do you tap hello in morse code?
Tap one count for a dit and hold three for a dah, with one count of stillness between marks and three between letters. No standard says how to tap, so keep the counts even; tapping morse code explains more.
How do you say hello in morse code with a flashlight?
Follow the steps above, one letter at a time, keeping every count the same length. Press Play first to watch the lamp keep the rhythm.
How do you say hey in morse code?
H is four dits, E one dit and Y a dah, a dit and two dahs. Type it into the morse code translator to hear it.
What is hello world in morse code?
Hello, then seven units of silence, then W, O, R, L and D. Type it into the morse code translator to hear and copy it.
More morse tools
- Morse code translator
Type any text to hear it in morse, or paste morse to read it.
- Printable morse code chart
Every letter and number drawn to scale, for US Letter and A4.
- Morse code numbers
0 to 9, and the pattern that makes them quick to learn.
More phrases in morse code
- Help in morse code
Four letters and 13 marks.
- Help me in morse code
Six letters in two words, 16 marks in all.
- Hi in morse code
Six dits and nothing else, four for H and two for I.
- I love you in morse code
Eight letters in three words, 24 marks in all.
- I miss you in morse code
Eight letters in three words, 22 marks in all.
Sources
- Codes and timing follow Recommendation ITU-R M.1677-1 (10/2009), International Morse code (International Telecommunication Union, 2009).
- Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur (edition 3) (International Amateur Radio Union, 2010).