# I love you in Morse code

**I love you in Morse code is ".. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..-". It is 8 characters made of 12 dots and 12 dashes, and takes about 5.6 seconds to send at 20 words per minute.**

*By Can Türk (https://iamcanturk.dev), MorseForge.*

*Source: https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/words/i-love-you/*

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## What it means

One of the most-searched phrases in Morse code, and a common choice for jewellery engravings. Three words means two word gaps; rendered as dots and dashes it is commonly written with slashes between the words, which is why you will see it printed both ways.

## Letter by letter

| Character | Code | Spoken |
| --- | --- | --- |
| I | `..` | di-dit |
| L | `.-..` | di-dah-di-dit |
| O | `---` | dah-dah-dah |
| V | `...-` | di-di-di-dah |
| E | `.` | dit |
| Y | `-.--` | dah-di-dah-dah |
| O | `---` | dah-dah-dah |
| U | `..-` | di-di-dah |

A space separates letters and a slash separates words.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is I love you in Morse code?

I love you in Morse code is ".. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..-". One of the most-searched phrases in Morse code, and a common choice for jewellery engravings. Three words means two word gaps; rendered as dots and dashes it is commonly written with slashes between the words, which is why you will see it printed both ways.

### How long does it take to send I love you in Morse code?

At 20 words per minute, I love you takes about 5.6 seconds to send. That counts its 12 dots and 12 dashes plus the silences between them, timed by the PARIS standard, in which one unit, the length of a dot, is 60 milliseconds at that speed.

### How do you write I love you in Morse code?

Write it as ".. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..-". Each group of dots and dashes is one letter, a single space separates letters and a slash separates words, so the three words of I love you are divided by two slashes.

## Related words: Feelings

- [Love](https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/words/love/)
- [Hope](https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/words/hope/)

## More

- [Every word in Morse code](https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/words/)
- [The Morse code alphabet](https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/morse-code-alphabet/)
- [Translate your own text](https://morse.iamcanturk.dev/morse-code-translator/)