About this phrase
“Until we meet again” is four words, 16 letters — 32 morse symbols — the Irish farewell phrase that expresses the belief that separation is temporary. A memorial and long-distance keepsake.
Cultural context
'Until we meet again' is associated with Irish and Irish-American farewell culture, appearing in songs, poetry, and memorial language. 'God Be With You Till We Meet Again' (1882) by Jeremiah Rankin is one of the oldest documented uses. The phrase is premised on reunion — whether in this life (a temporary parting) or the next (a death farewell with religious comfort). In Irish immigrant communities, it served as the farewell at emigration when both parties knew the parting might be permanent. In contemporary memorial culture, the phrase is used at memorial services for people of faith who believe in reunion after death, and as a parting message before military deployment.
When to gift this phrase
Memorial pieces for people of faith who believe in reunion after death, military deployment parting gifts where the separation is long but expected to end, long-distance relationship keepsakes for a separation that has a known endpoint, and Irish or Irish-American heritage tribute pieces. The phrase is comforting specifically to people who share the reunion belief.
When this phrase is the wrong fit
Avoid for recipients who don't share the reunion-belief premise — for secular recipients or people who don't believe in an afterlife, the phrase can read as false comfort. Skip for purely physical separations without the memorial resonance. Don't use for relationships ending permanently.
Variations you might prefer
- see you on the other side
- till we meet again
- au revoir
How the morse encodes
'UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN' contains the double-E in 'MEET' — M (two dashes), E (one dot), E (one dot), T (one dash) — which creates a pattern of dah-dah / dot / dot / dash. That brief two-dot cluster at the center of 'MEET' is one of the most recognizable two-letter back-to-back E combinations in common English words.
Most common use cases
- Memorial farewell piece
- Military deployment parting gift
- Long-distance relationship keepsake
- Religious belief tribute piece
Letter-by-letter breakdown
Here is “Until we meet again” 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 |
|---|---|
| U | ..- |
| N | -. |
| T | - |
| I | .. |
| L | .-.. |
| ␣ | / |
| W | .-- |
| E | . |
| ␣ | / |
| M | -- |
| E | . |
| E | . |
| T | - |
| ␣ | / |
| A | .- |
| G | --. |
| A | .- |
| I | .. |
| N | -. |
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.
The two E's tucked inside MEET
The word MEET hides a small, precise cluster. It runs M (--), two dashes, then two of the shortest letters in morse back to back — E (.) and E (.), a single dot each — before T (-) closes it. Between the dashes of M and T sits a bare pair of dots, the double E, and the only reason a reader hears two E’s rather than one letter is the small gap holding them apart. It is a delicate spot in the phrase: drop that gap and the word’s reading would shift on a single silence. For a keepsake about reunion, a pair of matched taps at the very centre feels quietly apt.
WE, a word that would key as P
The shortest word here holds the neatest trick. WE is just two letters — W (.--) and E (.) — and their elements, in order, are dot-dash-dash-dot. Run those four together with the letter gap removed and they spell a single character: P (.--.). So the whole word WE sits one dropped silence away from being read as one letter. On an engraving a maker has to give W and E a clearly wider gap than the spaces inside them, or a careful reader could mistake the pair for a P. It is a compact lesson in how much of morse lives in the pauses rather than the marks.
A phrase built on repeats
Across its sixteen letters, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN leans on repetition. E appears three times, and N, T, I and A each appear twice, so a wearer learning to read it meets the same handful of shapes again and again. Its one notable heavy stretch is in the last word: AGAIN opens with the dot-then-dash of A (.-) flowing into G (--.), making a run of three dashes before the word lightens. Overall the phrase holds eighteen dots to fourteen dashes across thirty-two elements — a long, gentle encoding whose reunion theme suits a folded pendant or a memorial piece carried close.
Buy "Until we meet again" 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 (32 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
- Forever in my heart — ..-. --- .-. . ...- . .-. / .. -. / -- -…
- In loving memory — .. -. / .-.. --- ...- .. -. --. / -- . -…
- Miss you — -- .. ... ... / -.-- --- ..-
- Rest in peace — .-. . ... - / .. -. / .--. . .- -.-. .
- Lest we forget — .-.. . ... - / .-- . / ..-. --- .-. --. …
- In memory of — .. -. / -- . -- --- .-. -.-- / --- ..-.
Frequently asked questions
What is "Until we meet again" in morse code?
"Until we meet again" in international morse code is ..- -. - .. .-.. / .-- . / -- . . - / .- --. .- .. -..
How long does this phrase take to send?
At 15 WPM this phrase takes about 4.2 seconds to transmit. You can hear it at any speed between 5 and 40 WPM by pressing Play above.
Can I put "Until we meet again" 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.
What happens to the two E's in MEET?
M is two dashes, then E and E are a single dot each, then T is one dash. The two E's form a bare pair of dots in the middle; only the letter gap keeps them from reading as a single I (..).
Why can the word WE be misread in morse?
WE is W (.--) then E (.), which in order is dot-dash-dash-dot. If you drop the gap between the two letters, those four marks spell P (.--.). The wider letter spacing is what keeps WE as two letters.
How long is UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN as a keepsake?
Sixteen letters and thirty-two elements — eighteen dots and fourteen dashes. It is a long row best suited to a vertical bar pendant, a folded-message piece or a memorial keepsake rather than a small charm.