Hello World in Programming: A Multi-Language Reference

"Hello, World!" is the canonical first program for programmers everywhere. Below you'll find a carefully curated list of real Hello World examples in a wide variety of programming languages, from the most popular to more obscure and academic ones. Use this as reference or inspiration as you explore new languages!

Hello World Examples in Major Programming Languages

Language Code Example
Python 
print("Hello, World!")
JavaScript 
console.log("Hello, World!");
C 
#include 
int main() {
    printf("Hello, World!\n");
    return 0;
}
Java 
public class HelloWorld {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("Hello, World!");
    }
}
PHP 
Hello, World!
Ruby 
puts "Hello, World!"
Go 
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
    fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
}
Bash 
echo "Hello, World!"
Rust 
fn main() {
    println!("Hello, World!");
}
Kotlin 
fun main() {
    println("Hello, World!")
}
C++ 
#include 
int main() {
    std::cout << "Hello, World!" << std::endl;
    return 0;
}
Swift 
print("Hello, World!")
Perl 
print "Hello, World!\n";
Scala 
object HelloWorld extends App {
  println("Hello, World!")
}
Haskell 
main = putStrLn "Hello, World!"
SQL 
SELECT 'Hello, World!';
MATLAB 
disp('Hello, World!')
Lua 
print("Hello, World!")
TypeScript 
console.log("Hello, World!");
Assembly (x86 NASM) 
section .data
    msg db 'Hello, World!',0Ah
section .text
global _start
_start:
    mov edx,13
    mov ecx,msg
    mov ebx,1
    mov eax,4
    int 0x80
    mov eax,1
    int 0x80

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