About this phrase
“Today and Always” is the wedding-day phrase — it marks a specific date as the beginning of an eternal condition. The contrast between the finite ‘today’ and the infinite ‘always’ is the emotional engine of the phrase.
Cultural context
The formulation 'today and always' places a specific moment at the threshold of eternity — a rhetorical structure common in liturgical language across traditions. In Jewish wedding blessings, Christian vow structures, and secular ceremony writing, the movement from a named day into permanence is a defining feature of marriage language. The phrase gained popularity in contemporary vow culture in the 2010s as couples sought language that was both moment-specific and timeless. It is particularly popular as an anniversary gift language, where 'today' refers to the anniversary date rather than the wedding day itself.
When to gift this phrase
Best given on the specific day the message refers to — a wedding, anniversary, or engagement. The phrase loses some power as a general keepsake because 'today' implies a specific occasion.
When this phrase is the wrong fit
Avoid as a memorial phrase — 'today' refers to a living present, making it dissonant for posthumous contexts. Also too specific-event for casual friendship gifts.
Variations you might prefer
- on this day and always
- from today forever
- this day always
How the morse encodes
'TODAY AND ALWAYS' is fourteen letters. TODAY: T (dah), O (dah-dah-dah), D (dah-dit-dit), A (dit-dah), Y (dah-dit-dah-dah) — the phrase opens with heavy dashes and transitions into the lighter AND and dot-varied ALWAYS. The T-O opening is one of the heaviest two-character combinations in common english words.
Most common use cases
- Wedding day gift from partner
- Engagement ring engraving
- Anniversary remembrance piece
- Day-specific milestone keepsake
Letter-by-letter breakdown
Here is “Today and Always” 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 |
|---|---|
| T | - |
| O | --- |
| D | -.. |
| A | .- |
| Y | -.-- |
| ␣ | / |
| A | .- |
| N | -. |
| D | -.. |
| ␣ | / |
| A | .- |
| L | .-.. |
| W | .-- |
| A | .- |
| Y | -.-- |
| S | ... |
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.
TODAY opens on five dashes
“Today and always” begins heavy. T is a dash, O is three dashes, ---, and D opens on a dash too, -.., so T, O and the head of D chain into five long marks in a row — the longest single-mark run in the phrase and its darkest stretch. That gives the piece a bold, weighted opening before the dots of D, A and Y lighten it. On a strand it is the natural anchor: start with those five dashes as your visual foundation and let the rest of the word taper from there. The run sits inside TODAY, so keep the gaps between T, O and D clear and the five dashes read as three letters, not one bar.
One of the rare dash-majority phrases
Most keepsake phrases lean pale, but this one tips the other way: twenty dashes against eighteen dots. The weight comes largely from the front word, where T, O, D and Y stack up long marks, and from the two Y’s, each -.--, one in TODAY and one in ALWAYS. That dash majority gives the finished piece a darker, more substantial look than a dot-heavy inscription of the same length. If you want the design to feel solid and grounded rather than delicate, the phrase’s own balance is already doing that work — a rare case where you can lean into weight instead of fighting it, since the marks themselves run heavy from start to finish.
A shows up four times
The connective letter of the phrase is A, a compact dash-dot, .-, and it recurs four times — once in TODAY, once in AND, and twice in ALWAYS — more than any other letter. That repeated small figure threads through the whole inscription like a stitch. The short middle word hides a seam worth knowing: run A into N and the pair reads as .--., the letter P, if their gap closes. And the phrase lands softly, since ALWAYS finishes on S, three dots, ... — the one pure pool of light at the very end of an otherwise dash-forward piece. Keep AND’s spacing honest and the recurring A stays an A throughout.
Buy "Today and Always" in morse
Custom-phrase morse jewelry and prints from independent sellers. Send them this page and they'll match the layout above.
Turn it into something physical
This phrase fits a range of keepsake formats:
- Bracelet mockup — if the phrase is short enough (38 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
- Always — .- .-.. .-- .- -.-- ...
- Forever — ..-. --- .-. . ...- . .-.
- Love — .-.. --- ...- .
- Love Always — .-.. --- ...- . / .- .-.. .-- .- -.-- ..…
- Love Forever — .-.. --- ...- . / ..-. --- .-. . ...- . …
- With You Always — .-- .. - .... / -.-- --- ..- / .- .-.. .…
Frequently asked questions
What is "Today and Always" in morse code?
"Today and Always" in international morse code is - --- -.. .- -.-- / .- -. -.. / .- .-.. .-- .- -.-- ....
How long does this phrase take to send?
At 15 WPM this phrase takes about 4.4 seconds to transmit. You can hear it at any speed between 5 and 40 WPM by pressing Play above.
Can I put "Today and Always" 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 many Morse symbols are in 'today and always'?
Thirty-eight symbols — eighteen dots and twenty dashes — across fourteen letters in three words. Unusually, the dashes outnumber the dots.
Is 'today and always' dot-heavy or dash-heavy?
Dash-heavy, which is rare for a keepsake phrase. It carries twenty dashes to eighteen dots, so the finished piece reads darker and more substantial than a typical dot-leaning inscription.
Where is the longest run of one mark?
Five dashes in a row at the very start, in the word TODAY. The marks of T, O and the head of D run together, giving the phrase a bold, heavy opening.