How to Say "Happy Birthday" in Morse Code?
Morse code for "Happy Birthday" is: .... .- .--. .--. -.-- / -... .. .-. - .... -.. .- -.--
Breaking down "Happy Birthday" into Morse code
In Morse code alphabet, each letter uses different combinations of dots and dashes. Here is a guide to the individual letters in "Happy Birthday":
- H:
....(di di di dit) - A:
.-(di dah) - P:
.--.(di dah dah dit) - P:
.--.(di dah dah dit) - Y:
-.--(dah di dah dah) - Space:
/ - B:
-...(dah di di dit) - I:
..(di dit) - R:
.-.(di dah dit) - T:
-(dah) - H:
....(di di di dit) - D:
-..(dah di dit) - A:
.-(di dah) - Y:
-.--(dah di dah dah)
How to Say "Happy Birthday" in Morse Code
The Morse code for "happy birthday" is .... .- .--. .--. -.-- / -... .. .-. - .... -.. .- -.--
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Breaking down "happy birthday" in Morse code
In the Morse code alphabet, each letter uses a different combination of dots (dits, or short pulses / flashes) and dashes (dahs, or long pulses / flashes). The letters in "happy birthday" are:
- H:
....(di di di dit) - A:
.-(di dah) - P:
.--.(di dah dah dit) - P:
.--.(di dah dah dit) - Y:
-.--(dah di dah dah) - Space:
/(silence as long as seven dits) - B:
-...(dah di di dit) - I:
..(di dit) - R:
.-.(di dah dit) - T:
-(dah) - H:
....(di di di dit) - D:
-..(dah di dit) - A:
.-(di dah) - Y:
-.--(dah di dah dah)
"Happy Birthday" in Morse Code in Other Languages
Use these translations to say "happy birthday" in different languages, or switch to our Morse code converter to say "happy birthday" in any language you want!
- Feliz cumpleaños (Spanish):
..-. . .-.. .. --.. / -.-. ..- -- .--. .-.. . .- --.-- --- ... - Joyeux anniversaire (French):
.--- --- -.-- . ..- -..- / .- -. -. .. ...- . .-. ... .- .. .-. . - Feliz aniversário (Portuguese):
..-. . .-.. .. --.. / .- -. .. ...- . .-. ... .--.- .-. .. --- - Buon compleanno (Italian):
-... ..- --- -. / -.-. --- -- .--. .-.. . .- -. -. --- - Alles gute zum geburtstag (German):
.- .-.. .-.. . ... / --. ..- - . / --.. ..- -- / --. . -... ..- .-. - ... - .- --. - Fijne verjaardag (Dutch):
..-. .. .--- -. . / ...- . .-. .--- .- .- .-. -.. .- --. - Selamat ulang tahun (Indonesian):
... . .-.. .- -- .- - / ..- .-.. .- -. --. / - .- .... ..- -. - Mutlu yıllar (Turkish):
-- ..- - .-.. ..- / -.-- .. .-.. .-.. .- .-. - С днем рождения (Russian):
... / -.. -. . -- / .-. --- ...- -.. . -. .. .-.-
Click the copy icon at the top of the Morse Code box to copy and paste your phrase into an online birthday card. Or write the Morse code sequence in a real card to practice Morse code while making someone's day!
For an even more unique birthday wish, use your eyes and try blinking out the Morse code "happy birthday" sequence: a fast blink for a dot and a slow blink for a dash.
How to Send "Happy Birthday" in Morse Code
"Happy birthday" is a relatively long phrase for beginners in Morse code. To learn it well:
- Practice "happy", "birth", and "day" separately before trying to signal or flash them together.
- Remember to leave the standard seven-dit space between the two words.