Hi in morse code
Six dits and nothing else, four for H and two for I. Press Play to hear it and see it blink, or save the pattern below as a picture.
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How to blink Hi 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.
- I: two short flashes.
- Stay dark for seven counts, then start again from the first letter.
Download Hi 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.
Hi 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: 6 dit beads, 1 spacer and 52 plain beads.
Why hi is all dits
H is four dits and I is two, so the only thing that marks the change of letter is the gap. Inside a letter the marks are one unit apart; between letters the gap is three units. Send all six dits at the same spacing and the listener hears a run of six, which isn’t a letter at all.
At 10 words per minute (WPM), the speed the player starts at, hi takes 13 units, a little over 1.5 seconds. That makes it one of the quickest words to send, and a good one to practice keeping your gaps even.
HI HI: laughter on the air
Morse has no sign for a laugh, so radio operators spell one. The International Amateur Radio Union’s operating guide lists HI as laughter in CW, and operators usually send it twice: HI HI, twelve dits in four letters.
Questions
What is hi in morse code?
Four dits for H, a letter gap, then two dits for I. The Copy morse button above copies it as text.
How do you say hi in morse code with a flashlight?
Give four short flashes, stay dark for three counts, then give two more. Wait seven counts before you start again.
How do you tap hi in morse code?
Tap four times, pause for three counts, then tap twice. Keep the taps even, one count each with one count between them; tapping morse code explains more.
What does HI HI mean in morse code?
Laughter. The International Amateur Radio Union's operating guide lists HI as laughter in CW, so operators send HI HI where a text message would say haha.
How do you say bye in morse code?
Radio operators sign off with 73, which means best regards, and end the contact with the prosign SK. Morse code prosigns shows SK and the other signals that close a contact.
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- 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.
- Love in morse code
Four letters and 12 marks, with three dahs in the middle.
- No in morse code
Two letters and 5 marks, four of them long.
- SOS in morse code
Three dits, three dahs and three dits, with no pause between the letters.
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).