Helpful companions while you play: create a paired quote card with the Quote of the Day Widget, turn results into a quick table using the Quick Table Generator, or draft a caption with the Paraphrasing Guide. For clean names and inputs, try the Whitespace and Formatting Cleaner and remove odd gaps with Remove Empty Lines.
What the Love Calculator does
- Explainable scoring: View a clear table that shows how each factor contributes to the total (you can export the table neatly with the Table Generator).
- Adjustable weights: Shift the emphasis between names, phonetics, numerology, and zodiac to reflect your preference.
- Name and phonetic similarity: Combines text similarity with a simple phonetic model and vowel rhythm to capture how names look and sound together—prep names with the Case Converter if formatting is inconsistent.
- Numerology and zodiac blend: Adds a playful layer using name values, life path numbers, and a friendly zodiac pairing matrix (look up signs with the Zodiac Calculator).
- Shareable card: Download a polished image with the pair, score, and badges. Perfect for sharing.
- Private by default: Everything runs on your device. History is stored locally and you can clear it any time.
Quick start
- Open the Love Calculator.
- Enter two names. Optionally add birthdays and pick zodiac signs for a richer blend (use the Zodiac Calculator or check dates with the Age & Birthday Calculator).
- Use the weight sliders to tune the result. Click Calculate to refresh the score.
- Open the Explainable breakdown tab to see contributions and notes.
- Copy a permalink or download the share card. You control what you share.
Examples and ideas
- Nicknames vs formal names: Try a nickname and a full name to see how phonetics shift the score (normalize capitalization with the Case Converter).
- Initials only: Enter initials to see how low information affects similarity. Then add full names.
- Birthdays optional: If you prefer a names only score, leave dates blank and set zodiac later with the Zodiac Calculator.
- Make a mini landing page: Export the share card and pair it with a caption from the Prompt Generator Guide.
Educational insights beyond the tool
Similarity metrics and phonetics are widely used in data cleaning, record linkage, and search. In that world, the goal is not romance but matching. The Love Calculator showcases these concepts in a friendly setting. If you are a student or developer, explore how Jaro Winkler similarity and Soundex like encodings behave with different names. This builds intuition for tasks like contact deduplication, fuzzy search, and transliteration handling. For fun word play, try the Palindromic Word Finder (see the palindrome guide).
Numerology and zodiac are included as fun, optional layers. They encourage exploration of weights and how composite scores are built. The result is not a truth claim. It is a simple way to understand how multiple features can be mixed into one score with adjustable importance.
Make a smooth workflow
Pair this tool with our other utilities to keep content tidy and delightful:
- Clean pasted text with the Whitespace and Formatting Cleaner and Remove Empty Lines.
- Convert lists to text or back with the Text to List Converter.
- Render math for a playful stats post using the Math Formula Renderer.
- Create a small data table of your scores with the Quick Table Generator.
Privacy and control
- Local first: The calculator runs on your device. No uploads, no sign in (details in our Privacy Policy).
- Clear history: Use the built in Clear button to remove local entries.
- Selective sharing: Copy the permalink or download the card only when you decide to share.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Love Calculator free?
- Yes. It is free for normal use and requires no sign in.
- Do you upload or store my inputs?
- No. Everything is processed in your browser and history is stored locally on your device.
- Can I adjust factor importance?
- Yes. You can move sliders to change the weights for names, phonetics, numerology, and zodiac.
- What file formats can I export?
- You can download a PNG share card and export JSON with the calculation details (format or validate JSON later with the JSON Formatter & Validator).
- Is this scientifically accurate?
- No. It is an educational and entertaining tool, not a scientific predictor of relationships.
Related tools and guides
- Guide: Smart Synonym Finder to write better captions.
- Guide: Palindromic Word Finder for playful word patterns.
- Guide: Quote of the Day Widget for daily shareable content.
- Guide: CSV to Responsive Tables to publish your score comparisons.