Please in Morse Code

Daniel Reeves, Morse Code Editor & Radio Telegraphy Specialist
Written and reviewed by Daniel Reeves
Morse Code Editor & Radio Telegraphy Specialist ·

.--. .-.. . .- ... .

"Please" is the small word that makes any request kinder, and in Morse it's a single six-letter run: .--. .-.. . .- ... . . It's a polite staple worth knowing for coded conversation — the courtesy that turns a demand into a request. Its mix of dots and dashes makes a balanced, friendly pattern that's pleasant to send and to hear.

Letter-by-Letter Breakdown

LetterMorseSound (di / dah)
P.--.di-dah-dah-dit
L.-..di-dah-di-dit
E.dit
A.-di-dah
S...di-di-dit
E.dit

Six letters: P, L, E, A, S, E. Two single-dot E's appear — one in the middle, one at the very end — framing the A and S. It opens on P (.--.) and L (.-..), two dot-bracketed letters, before lightening into the dots of the E's and S. The repeated E-endings give it a soft, courteous close.

6 letters·15 signal elements·11 dots·4 dashes·~2.8 sec at 20 WPM

How to Send “Please” in Morse Code

"Please" is a courtesy you can add to any coded request — send it before "help" or "thank you" to soften the message. It engraves neatly as a single word with no word-gaps. As practice, the two single-dot E's teach you to catch isolated short signals, and the dot-bracketed P and L at the start are good drills for those common letter shapes.

Type it

Enter "Please" in any Morse translator to see .--. .-.. . .- ... . appear instantly — the fastest way to check the pattern.

Tap it

Tap the rhythm on a hand or table: short taps for dots, longer presses for dashes, with a clear pause between letters.

Blink it

Signal it with your eyes or a subtle nod — quick for a dot, held for a dash — a silent way to pass "Please" across a room.

Flash it

Use a flashlight or phone light: a brief flash is a dot, a long flash is a dash. Press Play above to hear the timing first.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is "please" in Morse code?+

"Please" in Morse code is .--. .-.. . .- ... . , spelling all six letters P-L-E-A-S-E. It contains two single-dot E's, one in the middle and one at the end, which give the word a soft, courteous finish.

Is "please" sent as one word in Morse code?+

Yes. "Please" is a single word, so its letters run together with only letter-gaps between them and no larger word-gap. That makes it a clean, continuous pattern — handy for engraving on jewelry and good practice for sending a six-letter word smoothly.

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