Emoticons and Chat Abbreviations
Emoticons and Smilies
:-) or :) Basic smiley, used for sarcastic or joking statement.
;-) or ;) Winking smiley, used for flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark.
:-( or :( Frowning smiley, used for sad, depressed, upset, did not like last statement.
:-P or :P sticking their tounge out, usually playfully
eyes can be also be made with an = (as in =) for a smile)
<3 is a heart, love
Chat/Texting Abbreviations & Short Cuts
These terms are used in chat/texting for fewer key strokes.
* Indicates a correction is being made, usually of a typo (e.g., sarry *sorry)
? Indicates, "I have a question”
aesp As early as possible
afaik As far as I know
afk Away from Keyboard
asap As Soon As Possible
ayt Are you there?
b4n Bye For Now
bak Back At Keyboard
bbl Be Back Later
bfn Bye For Now
brb Be Right Back
btw By The Way
bye? "Are you ready to say goodbye?" If so, the other person replies "BYE"
bykt But You Knew That
cu See You (also cu2 - See You, Too).
cul or cul8r See You Later
dawg Dog, pal, used as a friendly greeting ( e.g., Hey Dawg!)
dk Don’t Know (also see idk)
eod End of discussion
em? Excuse me?
f2f or ftf Face To Face
fyi For Your Information
fyeo For Your Eyes Only
<g> or <grin> Speaker is grinning, also <smile> <wink> etc.
gal Get A Life
gbh Great Big Hug
gfn Gone For Now
gmta Great Minds Think Alike
h&k or hak Hugs and Kisses
hag Have a Good (one or day)
ic I See
idk i don't know (also see dk)
iykwim If You Know What I Mean
imho, imo In My Humble Opinion, In My Opinion
jam Just A Minute
jik Just in Case
jk Just Kidding
jw Just Wondering
k or kk Okay
kwim Know What I Mean?
l8r Later
lmho Laughing My Head Off
lol Laughing Out Loud
myob Mind Your Own Business
nmu Not Much, You?
noyb None Of Your Business
np No Problem
ntw Not To Worry
oic Oh, I See
pds Please Don't Shout. (Stop typing in all capital letters, which is considered rude.)
pncah Please, No Cursing Allowed Here
r u there? Are you there?
rhip Rank Has Its Privileges
rme Rolling my eyes
rsvp Respondez S'il Vous Plait, "please reply"
ruok Are you OK?
sec Wait a second
sol Sh** Out Of Luck
sos Same Old Stuff or Help!.
srsly seriously
taf That's All, Folks!
tafn That’s All For Now
thx Thanks
tia Thanks In Advance
tnxe6 Thanks A Million ("E6" means 10 to the 6th power = a million)
ttyl or ttul Talk To You Later
ttyt Talk To You Tomorrow.
tyclo Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off (Quit Shouting).
ty Thank You
tyvm Thank You Very Much
u, ur You, Your
w8 Wait
weg Wicked Evil Grin
xoxoxo Kisses and hugs
yiu Yes, I Understand
yt You There?