I Love You in Morse Code

Three words, eleven letters, and a lot of jewelry orders. Here is the International Morse for the full phrase, then the shorter ILY form if you are working with a small Morse code necklace or bracelet.

The full phrase

Written the way this translator encodes English — space between letters, slash between words:

I LOVE YOU

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

  • I

    I

    ..

  • Word gap

    /

    /

  • L

    L

    .-..

  • O

    O

    ---

  • V

    V

    ...-

  • E

    E

    .

  • Word gap

    /

    /

  • Y

    Y

    -.--

  • O

    O

    ---

  • U

    U

    ..-

ILY, the short form

If the full line will not fit on a chain, people often stamp ILY. That is I, L, and Y with letter gaps only:

ILY

.. .-.. -.--

  • I

    I

    ..

  • L

    L

    .-..

  • Y

    Y

    -.--

Leave a visible gap between beads or stamps. Without those gaps, .. sitting against .-.. stops being I then L and becomes a mess. The Morse code alphabet is the same set jewelers use.

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I love you in Morse FAQ

How do you write I love you in Morse code?

I LOVE YOU is .. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..- with spaces between letters and slashes between words.

What is ILY in Morse code?

ILY is .. .-.. -.-- — I, L, and Y with no word gaps. Some people use that shorter form on jewelry when the full phrase will not fit.

Can I hear I love you in Morse?

Yes. The translator on this page is prefilled with the phrase. Press Play to hear it, or copy the Morse to stamp a necklace or bracelet.

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