Most Common Text Message Short Forms, Symbols, Abbreviations

texting-phoneHere are some most commonly used text message short forms.

2moro – Tomorrow

2nite – Tonight

ASAP – As Soon As Possible

B4N – Bye For Now

BCNU – Be Seeing You

BF – Boyfriend

BFF – Best Friends Forever

BRB – Be Right Back

BTW – By The Way

CWYL – Chat With You Later

CYA – See Ya

DBEYR – Don’t Believe Everything You Read

DIY – Do It Yourself

DK – Don’t Know

F2F – Face To Face

FUD – Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation

FWIW – For What It’s Worth

G1- Good One

GAL – Get A Life

GF – Girlfriend

GR8 – Great

ILY – I Love You

IMAO – In My Arrogant Opinion

IMHO – In My Humble Opinion

IRL – In Real Life

ISO – In Search Of

JK – Just Kidding

K – Okay

KIT – Keep In Touch

KMA – Kiss My Arse

L8R – Later

LMAO – Laughing My Arse Off

LMK – Let Me Know

LOL – Laughing Out Loud

LOML – Love Of My Life

LYLAS – Love You Like A Sister

LYMY – Love You Miss You

MHOTY – My Hat’s Off To You

NIMBY – Not In My Back Yard

NP – No Problem

NUB – Newbie

OIC – Oh, I See

OMG – Oh My God

OT – Off Topic

PPL – People

POV – Point Of View

QT – Cutie

RBTL – Read Between The Lines

ROTFLMAO – Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Arse Off

RT – Real Time

THX , TX and THKS – Thanks

SH – Sh** Happens

SITD – Still In The Dark

SOL – Sh** Out of Luck

STBY – Sucks To Be You

SWAK – Sealed With A Kiss

SYS – See You Soon

TFH – Thread From Hell

RTM – Read The Manual

TLC – Tender Loving Care

TMI – Too Much Information

TTYL – Talk To You Later

TYVM – Thank You Very Much

UOK – Are You Okay?

VBG – Very Big Grin

WAYD – What Are You Doing?

WEG – Wicked Evil Grin

WRUD – What Are You Doing?

WTF – What The F***

WTG – Way To Go

WYWH – Wish You Were Here

XOXO – Hugs and Kisses

3 thoughts on “Most Common Text Message Short Forms, Symbols, Abbreviations”

  1. you should add NUN because I didnt know what that meant in a texting world.
    I grew up knowing that the word N U N was spelt as Nun and it was a female priest. I think that NUN and what it stands for should be part of that texting list.

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