'Finally dot it right' - Orlando Bloom fixes Morse code tattoo blunder

The Lord of the Rings star spelled his son Flynn's name wrong after missing out one dot in the Morse code inking.

Orlando Bloom has shared a picture of his corrected tattoo
Image: Orlando Bloom has shared a picture of his corrected tattoo
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Orlando Bloom has joked he has "finally dot it right" after correcting a recent tattoo he got of his son's name, which was supposed to be spelt out in Morse code.

Last week, the British actor on Instagram proudly showed off his new inking on his forearm of what was meant to read Flynn, along with his birth date and time - 0903, 6 January 2011.

But some fans spotted that the tattoo was missing a dot from the letter L, meaning it spelled Frynn.

The 43-year-old - who shares Flynn, 9, with his ex-wife Miranda Kerr - added: "How do you make a mistake like that? #pinterestfail (read the small print)."

Bloom also shared a photo of the Morse code alphabet. Pic: Orlando Bloom/Instagram
Image: Bloom also shared a photo of the Morse code alphabet. Pic: Orlando Bloom/Instagram

Proving that the Lord of the Rings star had a sense of humour, he posted his updated tattoo on his Instagram along with a laughing emoji, and shared a photo of the Morse code alphabet to demonstrate how missing just one dot could cause such a blunder.

In the same post from Wednesday, Bloom also showed off another tattoo, of part of his dog's face and his name - Sidi - below the inking of his late pet, who died in 2016.

He added: "Fortunately I know how to spell Sidi. Forever my boy."

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