About this phrase
“I love you too” in morse is four words — .. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..- / - --- --- — the response that mirrors the original declaration with the addition of TOO at the end. TOO encodes as a striking three-character all-dash run: dash / three-dashes / three-dashes.
Cultural context
‘I love you too’ is the canonical reciprocal — the response that completes the declaration loop. In film, literature, and real life, it carries weight precisely because it confirms rather than initiates. Couples-jewelry pairs often pair the original and the response on matching pieces, with one partner wearing the declaration and the other the affirmation. The TOO ending in morse encodes as seven dashes in three letters — one of the heaviest dash-clusters in any common English word, which lends visual emphasis to the affirming clause.
When to gift this phrase
Perfect as the second half of a couples’ jewelry pair, where the partner already wears or has been gifted ‘I love you’ in morse. Also strong as a return Valentine’s gift when one partner has chosen morse jewelry as their love language. The reciprocity becomes its own design statement.
When this phrase is the wrong fit
Avoid for unreciprocated or one-sided contexts — the ‘too’ only makes sense as a response. Also skip for non-romantic relationships where the original declaration was never made or implied.
Variations you might prefer
- Love you back
- Same here
- Likewise
How the morse encodes
'I LOVE YOU TOO' is .. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..- / - --- --- — TOO at the end is thirty-one characters totaling seven dashes (T:1 + O:3 + O:3) and zero dots. The phrase’s final word has the highest dash density of any three-letter ending in common English.
Most common use cases
- Reciprocal anniversary or Valentine’s gift
- Couples’ matching bracelets (one says ‘I love you,’ the other ‘I love you too’)
- Long-distance reciprocity piece
- Surprise return-gift after receiving an ‘I love you’ piece
Letter-by-letter breakdown
Here is “I Love You Too” spelled out one character at a time, so you can copy it by hand, check a tattoo stencil, or space the beads on a bracelet correctly:
| Letter | Morse |
|---|---|
| I | .. |
| ␣ | / |
| L | .-.. |
| O | --- |
| V | ...- |
| E | . |
| ␣ | / |
| Y | -.-- |
| O | --- |
| U | ..- |
| ␣ | / |
| T | - |
| O | --- |
| O | --- |
A single space between letters and a slash (/) between words keeps the pattern readable — the most common mistake in engraved and tattooed morse is running the letters together with no gaps.
TOO is seven dashes end to end
The last word is the boldest thing here. TOO keys as - --- --- — a lone dash for T, then two O’s of three dashes each — and because it is all one word, those seven dashes run together with no dots at all. That is the heaviest single-word stretch in the phrase and its emphatic finish. On paired keepsakes the whole point is often this ending: the affirming word rendered as an unbroken row of seven long bars a wearer can feel as one solid block. A maker laying out .. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..- / - --- --- can let the piece build toward that closing run, seven large beads in a line that give the reciprocal word real physical weight against the lighter words before it.
YOU hides a five-dash run
The third word carries its own heavy stretch. Y is -.--, closing on two dashes; the O right behind adds three more, so within YOU they line up as five dashes in a row before the U’s two dots break them. It is the second-densest run in the phrase, just short of TOO’s seven. Set inside .. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..- / - --- ---, YOU already leans the design toward its dash-heavy close before TOO seals it. A maker can treat YOU and TOO as a rising pair — five bars, then seven — so the back half of the piece grows steadily bolder, the reciprocal message gaining weight word by word as it nears its end.
The letter O turns up four times
One letter dominates the phrase: O, three dashes each time, appears four times — once in LOVE, once in YOU, and twice in TOO. That is why the words grow heavier toward the end, since three of those four O’s land in the final two words. Altogether .. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..- / - --- --- holds nineteen dashes to twelve dots, an unusual tilt toward long marks for a phrase this length. The lighter front — the lone I of .. and the dotted L, V and E of LOVE — balances the dash-loaded back. For matching pieces the four repeated O’s give a maker a recurring three-dash motif to echo across the design as the message builds.
Buy "I Love You Too" in morse
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Turn it into something physical
This phrase fits a range of keepsake formats:
- Bracelet mockup — if the phrase is short enough (31 morse symbols here).
- Necklace mockup — best for longer phrases.
- Ring design — only works if the phrase is under about 10 morse symbols.
- Tattoo designer — exports an SVG in three layouts and three weights.
Related phrases
- Love You — .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..-
- I Love You More — .. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..- / --…
- I Am Sorry — .. / .- -- / ... --- .-. .-. -.--
- Emergency Call — . -- . .-. --. . -. -.-. -.-- / -.-. .- …
- Learn Your Name Day — .-.. . .- .-. -. / -.-- --- ..- .-. / -.…
Frequently asked questions
What is "I Love You Too" in morse code?
"I Love You Too" in international morse code is .. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..- / - --- ---.
How long does this phrase take to send?
At 15 WPM this phrase takes about 3.8 seconds to transmit. You can hear it at any speed between 5 and 40 WPM by pressing Play above.
Can I put "I Love You Too" on a bracelet or necklace?
Yes — use our bracelet or necklace mockup tool to preview how it will look as beads, then screenshot and send to a jeweler or an Etsy seller specializing in morse pieces.
How is ‘I love you too’ written in morse code?
I love you too is .. / .-.. --- ...- . / -.-- --- ..- / - --- --- — four words spelled I, LOVE, YOU, TOO. Altogether that is eleven letters and thirty-one elements, twelve dots and nineteen dashes, with the slashes marking the spaces between words.
Why is the end of ‘I love you too’ so dash-heavy?
Because the last word, TOO, is a T plus two O's — seven dashes in a row with no dots. The word before it, YOU, also holds a five-dash run. Together they push almost all of the phrase's weight toward its finish.
How does ‘I love you too’ pair with an ‘I love you’ piece?
It works as the matching second half of a set: one partner wears ‘I love you,’ the other ‘I love you too.’ The extra word TOO adds a bold seven-dash run at the end, so the reply piece reads a little heavier and longer than the original.