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New: A Bonus "L-O-V-E-S" Score Now Shows Next to Your Match Percentage

The Love Compatibility Test just got a small but fun addition: every time you calculate a result now, a second card appears underneath the main score. It's labeled "Bonus: L-O-V-E-S letter count," it's clearly separate from your main percentage, and it's built entirely from the letters in the two names you typed. Here's exactly what it shows and how to read it.

In this guide What's new How to see it How to read the card Not the same as the main score FAQ

What actually shipped?

Quick answerA new "Bonus: L-O-V-E-S letter count" card now appears automatically under the main result card whenever you calculate a love percentage. It shows its own percentage, five small letter chips, and a short note explaining what it is — all generated from the same two names, using a completely different, second calculation.

Until now, the tool only showed one number: the main love percentage plus its Communication, Passion, and Trust breakdown. That calculation hasn't changed. What's new is a second, smaller stat sitting right below it, dashed-bordered and visually distinct, so it reads as an extra bit of trivia rather than part of the headline score.

How do you see it?

Nothing to turn on. Go to the calculator, type in two first names (or tap one of the preset or famous-couple chips), and press Calculate as usual. Once the main result card animates in, the bonus card appears directly beneath it, before the Share and Copy Link buttons.

Example, purely illustrative: entering "Emma" and "Liam" and pressing Calculate will show the usual love percentage card first, followed immediately by the new amber-bordered bonus card with its own score and letter chips underneath.

How do you read the card once it's showing?

The card has three parts. First, a percentage of its own, separate from the main score above it. Second, a row of five small chips, one for each letter in L, O, V, E, S in that order — the number inside each chip is simply how many times that letter shows up across both names combined, once spaces and punctuation are stripped out. Third, a short note underneath restating that this is "a separate fun calculation from the main love percentage above — not part of it."

Reading the chipsThe five chips are always in the fixed order L, O, V, E, S. A chip showing a higher number just means that letter appears more often across the combined, normalized version of both names — it isn't ranked or weighted by importance.

Why keep it separate from the main score at all?

Quick answerBecause they're genuinely two different novelty methods computed two different ways, and mixing them into one number would blur what each one actually measures. Keeping them visually apart, with a clear "Bonus" label, makes it obvious which is the primary result and which is the extra one.

The main love percentage and its Communication, Passion, and Trust sub-scores come from a stable hash of the two normalized, sorted names. The new bonus card instead tallies how often each of the letters L, O, V, E, S appears across the combined names and reduces that tally into its own percentage. Same raw ingredient — two names — but a different process end to end, which is exactly why the card is boxed off with a dashed border and an explicit "Bonus" label instead of being folded into the main result.

Both numbers are still just for fun. Neither one is a scientific or psychological measurement — the bonus card exists purely to give the result a bit of extra flavor, the same way a fortune cookie sometimes has a bonus "lucky numbers" line underneath the main fortune.

See the new bonus card for yourself

Type in two first names and get your love percentage, the Communication/Passion/Trust breakdown, and the new bonus L-O-V-E-S card — all in one calculation, free and instant.

Try the free Love Compatibility Test →

Frequently asked questions

Is the new L-O-V-E-S bonus stat live on the site now?
Yes. It now appears automatically under the main result card every time you calculate a love percentage on ToolPico's Love Compatibility Test. No toggle or setting is needed to see it.
Does the new bonus stat replace the main love percentage?
No. The main love percentage and its Communication, Passion, and Trust sub-scores are still the primary result. The L-O-V-E-S bonus card sits below them, visually separated and labeled "Bonus," as an additional, different novelty number rather than a replacement.
Why do the little letter chips in the bonus card show different numbers?
Each chip corresponds to one letter of L, O, V, E, S in order, and the number inside it is how many times that specific letter appears across both normalized names combined. A name pair with a lot of vowels like "e" or "o" will naturally show higher counts in those chips than in others.
Does changing the order of the two names change the bonus score?
No. Just like the main love percentage, the bonus L-O-V-E-S score is built from both normalized names combined, so entering "Emma" first and "Liam" second gives the identical bonus result as entering "Liam" first and "Emma" second.
Do the gender selectors affect the new bonus stat?
No. The optional gender dropdowns only flavor the wording of the main verdict sentence. The bonus L-O-V-E-S card is generated purely from the letters in the two names, so it never changes based on gender selection.

Related guides

Why Two Names Always Get the Same Score →The deeper dive into ToolPico's own hash-based algorithm — how it's calculated, why it's deterministic, and what the sub-scores mean. The Old L-O-V-E-S Letter Game, Explained →Where the classic pen-and-paper letter-counting trick came from and how the traditional hand-played version works.
Methodology note: This article documents a recent update to ToolPico's Love Compatibility Test: a secondary "Bonus: L-O-V-E-S letter count" card that now displays under the main result. Both the main love percentage and the bonus card are deterministic, client-side, entertainment-only calculations based on the two names entered; neither is psychological, relationship, or scientific advice. Any example names or counts above are illustrative only.