Love in morse code
Four letters and 12 marks, with three dahs in the middle. Press Play to hear it and see it blink, or save the pattern below for a ring, a bracelet or a tattoo.
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How to blink Love with a flashlight
Count a steady beat. A dit (the short signal) is one count of light, and a dah (the long one) is three. Stay dark for one count between flashes and three counts between letters.
- L: one short, one long, two short.
- O: three long flashes.
- V: three short, one long.
- E: one short flash.
- Stay dark for seven counts, then start again from the first letter.
Download Love in morse code
The pattern as a picture, each letter named under its marks, for a card, a craft project or a tattoo sketch. The PNG is ready to print or share; the SVG scales to any size.
Love as a morse code bracelet
Each dit is a round bead and each dah a tube three times as long, with a small spacer between letters. For a 7 in bracelet in 3 mm beads: 7 dit beads, 5 dah tubes, 3 spacers and 35 plain beads.
How love is put together
L is a dit, a dah and two dits. O is three dahs, V is three dits and a dah, and E is a single dit. That adds up to 12 marks, 7 of them dits, with the three dahs of O as the longest stretch of sound in the word.
At 10 words per minute (WPM), the speed the player starts at, love takes 39 units, about 5 seconds.
88: love on the air
Radio operators seldom spell it out. The International Amateur Radio Union’s operating guide lists 88 as love and kisses, next to 73 for best regards. In morse, 88 is two figure eights of three dahs and two dits each: 10 marks, two fewer than love.
For a ring, a bracelet or a tattoo
At 12 marks, half the length of I love you, love suits a small space such as a ring or a wrist. The picture above names each letter under its marks, so it works as a pattern to copy, and every mark keeps the ratio set by ITU-R M.1677-1: a dah three times as long as a dit, with one dit’s space between marks.
Questions
What is love in morse code?
A dit, a dah and two dits for L, three dahs for O, three dits and a dah for V, and one dit for E. That's 12 marks, and the Copy morse button above copies it as text.
How do you tap love in morse code?
Tap one count for a dit and hold three for a dah, with one count of stillness between marks and three between letters. No standard says how to tap, so keep the counts even; tapping morse code explains more.
What is my love in morse code?
M (two dahs) and Y (a dah, a dit and two dahs), a word gap, then love, 18 marks in all. Type it into the morse code translator to hear it and copy it.
How do you say I love you in morse code?
Two dits for I, a word gap, love, another gap, then Y, O and U, 24 marks in all. I love you in morse code plays it.
Can I get love in morse code as a tattoo?
Yes. The tattoo generator draws this pattern at the true 1 to 3 ratio in four styles, at the size it will be on the skin.
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- Morse code translator
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- Printable morse code chart
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- Morse code numbers
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More phrases in morse code
- No in morse code
Two letters and 5 marks, four of them long.
- SOS in morse code
Three dits, three dahs and three dits, with no pause between the letters.
- Thank you in morse code
Eight letters in two words, 22 marks in all.
- Yes in morse code
Three letters and 8 marks.
- Happy birthday in morse code
Thirteen letters in two words, 41 marks in all.
Sources
- Codes and timing follow Recommendation ITU-R M.1677-1 (10/2009), International Morse code (International Telecommunication Union, 2009).
- Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur (edition 3) (International Amateur Radio Union, 2010).