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Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day

Hobby · January 11

Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day invites you to spell your own name in dots and dashes, then tap, blink or beep it out.

Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day falls on Monday, January 11, 2027. That is 76 days away.

Morse code turns letters into short and long signals, usually called dots and dashes. Every letter of your name has its own pattern, and learning them is a tidy, self-contained puzzle that fits in a lunch break.

The code was built for the telegraph, where operators sent messages as electrical pulses down a wire. Later it went out over radio, and amateur radio operators still use it. The signals can be anything that switches on and off: a beep, a tap on a table, a flashlight, even a blink. The common letters got the shortest patterns. E is a single dot and T is a single dash, so a name full of them is quick to send.

Most people start by writing their name out on paper, letter by letter, with a small gap between letters. Then they try saying it aloud, using "dit" for a dot and "dah" for a dash. The sound matters more than the picture. Experienced operators learn each letter as a rhythm rather than counting the parts, so a long name starts to feel like a short tune.

Once your own name sticks, family names are an easy next step. Kids tend to enjoy tapping secret messages across the dinner table, and adults find it a calm little task. The international distress call, SOS, is three dots, three dashes and three dots.

Ways to celebrate

• Write your name in dots and dashes on a sticky note.
• Tap your name on a tabletop and see if a friend can decode it.
• Blink your name with a flashlight after dark.
• Try saying your name aloud using dit and dah.
• Learn the pattern for a family member's name too.

Dates

All national days on January 11

Also on January 11

• National Hot Toddy Day
• National Milk Day
• Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day

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