I Love You in Morse Code

"I love you" in Morse code is .. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..-. It's one of the most-requested phrases to translate — for jewelry, tattoos, messages, and gifts — so here it is broken down letter by letter.

The full phrase

Put together, with a slash marking each space between words:

.. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..-

Letter by letter

Here is every letter in the phrase on its own:

Notice that O appears in both LOVE and YOU as three dashes (---), and E is the shortest code of all — a single dot.

How to say it out loud

Read as dits (dots) and dahs (dashes), the phrase sounds like:

• I — di-dit
• LOVE — di-dah-di-dit / dah-dah-dah / di-di-di-dah / dit
• YOU — dah-di-dah-dah / dah-dah-dah / di-di-dah

Press play in the translator to hear the real rhythm, or switch it to light mode to flash the phrase on your screen.

Ways people use it

• Jewelry and tattoos. A bracelet, necklace, or tattoo that spells out the phrase in dots and dashes. Always double-check your design against the Morse code chart before it's permanent.
• Gifts and cards. Hide the message in a handwritten note and let someone decode it.
• A quiet signal. Tap it out, flash it with a light, or send it as audio.

A quick note on a common shortcut: some people write "143" to mean "I love you" (the number of letters in each word). In Morse that's .---- ....- ...-- — a fun alternative, though the full spelled-out phrase is clearer.

Translate your own message

Want a different name or phrase? Type it into the Morse code translator to encode it instantly, then copy or download the result. For more ready-made examples, see common Morse code words and phrases.