How to Say Hi in Morse Code — and Hello, Too
Short answer: To greet someone in Morse, tap out ...... — H is four short dots and I is two, so "hi" is six dots back to back. "Hello" comes out as ......-...-.. ---. If you would rather not memorise the patterns, type the word into the Morse Code Translator on Bsks and it turns it into dots and dashes for you — press Play Morse and you can hear it too.
How to say hi in Morse code
Every letter in the Morse alphabet has its own rhythm of short and long sounds. For H, that rhythm is four dots (....); for I, it is two (..). Put the two letters together and "hi" becomes six dots in one run: ...... . On the translator page the code appears as a single string, read letter by letter from left to right.
How to say hello in Morse code
"Hello" has five letters, and each one brings its own pattern: H is ...., E is a single ., L is .-.. — and it appears twice — and O is three dashes, ---. Strung together, that reads ......-...-.. ---. That final O, three long dashes, stretches out noticeably, so the end of the word sounds quite different from the quick dots at the start.
How to convert any word to Morse code
- Open the Morse Code Translator on Bsks.
- Type a word in the top box — or try one of the ready-made examples, "hi", "hello" or "i love you".
- Look just below the box: the Morse appears there as you type. You do not have to tell the tool what you entered — it spots letters and Morse by itself and converts in either direction.
- Press "Play Morse" to listen to the dots and dashes, or "Copy result" to grab the code for pasting elsewhere.
How to read Morse code back into letters
It works the other way round as well. Paste dots and dashes into the same box and the letters show up underneath — ......, for instance, comes back as HI. Write a dot as a full stop and a dash as a hyphen, and the translator does the rest.
Tips for learning Morse code
- Listen for the rhythm rather than staring at the shapes: a dot is a quick beep, while a dash holds for roughly three times as long.
- Begin with short words — "hi" is only two letters, and "S" is a mere three dots (...).
- Keep a brief pause between letters and a longer one between words, or the whole message blurs into one long string.
- When a letter slips your mind, the alphabet table on the translator page lists A to Z and the digits 0 to 9.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say hi in Morse code?
"Hi" is six dots: ...... — four dots for H (....) followed by two dots for I (..).
How do you say hello in Morse code?
"Hello" is ......-...-.. ---: H (....), E (.), L (.-..), L (.-..) and O (---).
What is S in Morse code?
S is three dots: ... . It is among the easiest letters to pick up, and it opens the well-known SOS distress signal, ...---... — three dots, three dashes, three dots.