In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to dial letters on a phone keypad. The following instructions apply to iPhone, Android smartphones, and landline telephones.
We’ll also cover some frequently asked questions at the end so that you have no confusion regarding how to daily letters on the phone keypad.
Let’s get started!
How to Dial Letters on Phone Keypad?
Have you ever seen those customer service numbers with some text at the end of the number?
For example, Walmart’s customer service number is 1-800-WALMART. But how do you type those texts at the end? That too on a phone keypad?
Text is commonly added to the end of a phone number to help people remember it.
So, how do you dial those letters?
If you look closely at your phone dial, you’ll notice some alphabet below each number (except “1”).
The letters in phone numbers relate to the digits to be dialed:
- 2 = ABC
- 3 = DEF
- 4 = GHI
- 5 = JKL
- 6 = MNO
- 7 = PQRS
- 8 = TUV
- 9 = WXYZ
So, if the first letter of the text is A, B, or C, you’ll type 2. The number 3 represents the letters D, E, and F.
Suppose you want to contact Walmart’s customer care.
1-800-WALMART is the official number.
So, first, dial 1800, then 9256278.
Explanation:
The first letter is W; therefore, find which number represents W. I can see the letter under the number 9, so dial 9.
The second letter is A, which falls under the number 2, so type 2.
Similarly, the letter L is placed under the number 5, type 5, and so on.
Finally, you’ll get the phone number 18009256278.
Do remember that a number can represent 3-4 letters.
How to Dial Letters on Android?
To dial letters on Android, look for a number with that letter below it on the keypad. Each number from 2 to 9 corresponds to three or four letters.
That number can be any of those three or four letters, so the “2” corresponds to either an A, B, or C.
So 1-800-WALMART becomes 1-800-9256278.
How to Dial Letters on iPhone?
To dial letters on iPhone, look for a number with that letter below it on the keypad. Each number from 2 to 9 corresponds to three or four letters.
That number can be any of those three or four letters, so the “9” corresponds to either a W, X, Y, or Z.
So 1-800 Verizon becomes 1-800-837-4966.
How to Dial Letters on a Samsung Phone Keypad?
You can also dial letters on a Samsung phone keypad. If you are using a Samsung smartphone or an old Samsung phone with a physical keypad and a small screen, simply look for a number with that letter below it on the keypad.
For example, 1-866-2-Google becomes 1-866-246-6453.
How to Dial Letters on Telephone?
Telephones also have letters below every number. These numbers represent the letters that are printed below them.
For example, the number 8 represents the letters T, U, and V. So you see the text T, U, or V in the phone number; you should dial the number 8.
