I love you in Morse code
"I love you" in Morse code is .. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..-. That is 8 letters and 19 dots and dashes, short enough to learn by heart in a few minutes and tap out anywhere.
How to tap I love you
Tap a short touch for a dot and a touch three times as long for a dash. Pause briefly between letters and a little longer between words. Some couples use a quick tap for a dot and a squeeze for a dash when holding hands. The rhythm sounds like this:
- I: two quick taps
- LOVE: short, long, short, short, then long, long, long, then short, short, short, long, then one short
- YOU: long, short, long, long, then long, long, long, then short, short, long
Press Vibrate on an Android phone to feel the rhythm, or slow the speed down under the play button while you practise.
Shorter ways to say it
Radio amateurs sign off with 88, which means "love and kisses". In Morse code it is ---.. ---.., a pattern that is easy to remember and fits on a ring. "ILY" is .. .-.. -.--. Morse code bracelets, necklaces and engravings often use the full phrase written as dots and dashes, so check the pattern here before you order one.
Translate anything
Type any word into the Morse code translator to hear it, flash it or download it as audio. Every letter, number and sign is on the Morse code alphabet chart, and the trainer teaches you to read Morse code by ear.