Some of the shortcuts below are only used for instant messenger messages, or at the end of a text message to convey the mood of the person sending the text message.
Some of the txt msg shortcuts are good examples of how people shorten words when they send text messages.
So let’s take a look at some common text message abbreviations, then.
Numeric
:-0 hbtu 0-:happy birthday to you
@WRK At work
2bctnd to be continued.
2d4to die for
2g4uto good for you
2Ht2HndlToo hot to handle.
2l8too late
2WIMCTo whom it may concern
4eforever
4yeo for your eyes only
A
AAM As a matter of fact.
AB Ah Bless!
ADctd2uv Addicted to Love
AFAIK As far as I know
AKA Also known as
ALlWanIsU All I want is You
AML All my love
ASAP As soon as possible
ATB All the best
ATW At the weekend
AWHFY Are we having fun yet
B
B4 Before
BBFN Bye Bye for now.
BBS Be back soon
BBSD Be back soon darling
BCNU Be seein' you
BF Boy Friend
BGWM Be gentle with me (please)
BRB Be right back
BTW By the way
C
Cld9? Cloud 9?
Cm Call me
Cu See you
CUIMD See you in my dreams
Cul See you later
CUL8R See you later
D
Dk Don't know
Dur? Do you remember
E
E2eg Ear to ear grin
EOD End of discussion
EOL End of lecture
F
F? Friends
F2F face to face
F2T Free to talk
FITB Fill in the Blank
FYEO For your eyes only.
FYA For your amusement
FYI For your information
G
GF Girlfirend.
GG Good Game
GMeSumLuvin Give me some lovin’!
Gr8 Great
GSOH Good Salary, Own Home
GTSY Glad to see you
H
h2cus Hope to see you soon
H8 Hate
HAGN Have a good night
HAND Have a nice day
HldMeCls Hold me close
Ht4U Hot for You
H&K Hugs and Kisses
I
IDK I dont know
IGotUBabe Ive got you Babe
IIRC If I recall correctly
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMI I mean it
ILU I love You
IMBLuv It must be Love
IOW In other words...
IOU I owe you
IUSS If you say so
J
J4F just for fun
JFK Just for kicks
JstCllMe Just call Me
K
KC keep cool
KHUF know how you feel
KIT Keep in touch
KOTC Kiss on the cheek
KOTL Kiss on the lips
L
L8 Late
L8r Later
Lol laughing out loud
LTNC Long time no see
LtsGt2gthr Lets get together
M
M$ULkeCrZ Miss you like Crazy!
M8 mate
MC merry Christmas
MGB May God Bless
Mob
MYOB Mind your own Business
N
NA No access
NC No comment
NE Any
NE1 Anyone
No1 No-One
NWO No way out
O
O4U only for you
OIC Oh, I see.
OTOH On the other hand
P
PCM Please call me
PPL People
Q
QT Cutie
R
R Are
RMB Ring my
ROTFL Roll on the floor laughing
RU? Are you?
RUOK? Are you Ok?
S
SC Stay cool
SETE Smiling Ear to Ear
SO Significant Other
SOL sooner or later
SME1 Some One
SRY Sorry
SWALK Sent with a loving Kiss
SWG Scientific Wild Guess
T
T+ Think positive
T2ul Talk to you later
TDTU Totally devoted to you
Thx Thanks
T2Go Time to Go
TIC Tounge in Cheek
TMIY Take me Im yours
TTFN Ta ta for now.
U
U You
UR Y ou are
URT1 Your are the one
V
VRI Very
W
W4u Waiting for you
WAN2 Want to
WLUMRyMe Will you marry Me?
WRT With respect to
WUWH Wish you were here
X
X! Typical Woman
X Kiss
XclusvlyUrs Exclusively Yours
Y
Y! Typical Man
YBS You’ll be Sorry
Z
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SMS Smileys
WOW..LET ME SEE IF I CAN DO THESE TO
| @@@@@:-) | Marge Simpson |
| @:-) | John Travolta in 'Grease' quiff |
| :[ | I am a vampire! |
| ((:-/ | I am bald |
| £$£:-) | I am rich! |
| #:-/ | My hair's matted, arghhhh! |
| :-))))))) | A person with multiple chins |
| D:-) | Look I am wearing a sailor hat |
| }:-(= | Dracula |
| :-& | Tongue-tied |
| ( '}{' ) | Boy and girl kissing |
| :") | Blush |
| ;) | Cheeky wink |
| ;-) | Flirty |
| :* | Kiss or :-x or :o* |
| :x | Secret's safe with me |
| ;o) | Wink |
| *^_^* | A huge dazzling grin |
| c|B-) | Ali G |
| o:-) | Angel |
| :*) ? | Are you drunk? |
| £:-) | Bad hair day |
| :-o zz zz ZZ | Bored or tired |
| :-E | Bucktoothed vampire |
| })i({ | Butterfly |
| >^,,^< | Cat |
| ####@### | Centipede in a sombrero |
| C=:-) | Chef |
| C8<] | Darth Vader |
| >:-) | Devil |
| };-)> | Devil |
| A: ) | Dick head |
| 5:-) | Elvis Presley |
| @:-) | Elvis Presley |
| 9) | Frog |
| ~B-) | Geek |
| :-% | Get Lost |
| :-]= | Goofy |
| :-) | Happy |
| :-) , | I have an outie belly button |
| :-) . | have an innie belly button |
| #;-) | I have tangled hair |
| :-s | I'm not making sense |
| (-.-)Zzz | I'm sleepy |
| :'-) | I'm so happy I'm crying |
| :***-) | I'm wearing body glitter |
| B-) | I'm wearing glasses ( therefore 'cool!') |
| :-{} | I'm wearing lipstick |
| (-: | It's the left hand smiley! |
| (_x_) | Kiss my butt |
| @(*o*)@ | Koala |
| %-) | Like my new glasses |
| 8(:-) | Mickey Mouse |
| <:3 )~ | Mouse |
| }:-( | My toupee is at risk from a high wind |
| :-p | Naughty |
| (:-( | Noel Gallagher |
| :-O | Oh no |
| :-* | Oops |
| =^) | Open-minded |
| :@) | Pig |
| (:::[]:::) | Plaster |
| :-$ | Put your money where your mouth is |
| :-( | Sad |
| :-O | Shouting |
| (8-) | Smiley (alternative!) |
| /\(oo)/\ | Spider |
| :o) | Sticking your tongue out |
| :-p | Sticking your tongue out |
| :-D | Sticking your tongue out |
| :-@! | Swearing |
| @:-) | Wearing a turban |
| :-" | Whistling |
| ¿8-| | WWF superstar the Rock (people's eyebrow) |
| :-(*) | You make me sick! |
| :------------) | You're a big liar! |
| X-( | You're mad! |
| SIMPSON SYMBOLS | |
| (_8^(l) | Homer |
| @@@@:-) | Marge |
| 3 :-) | Bart |
| { :-) | Lisa |
| { :-* | Maggie |
| 8(/) | "Doh!" |
| POPSTAR SYMBOLS | |
| {;^d) | Robbie Williams |
| &:-) | Justin N*SYNC |
| {{:-) | Ben A1 |
| [:-c)) | Craig David |
| ;:-c>~ | Shane Boyzone |
| -:----- | Kylie |
| di:[ | Eminem |
| :) Original smiley | :-) Classic smiley | ;-) Wink | :-)) Very happy | |-) Hee-hee |
| :-D Laugh loud | :-o Amazement | :^D" Great! I like it! | :-* Kiss | <3 I love you |
| :-s Confusion | {} No comment | :-C Totally unbelievable | :-X Big wet kiss | :-9 Licking lips |
| %-) Confused | *:* Fuzzy face | :-@ Screaming | :-7 Wry remark | :-p Sticking out tongue |
| :-( Frown | :> Develish grin | (:-|K- Dressed to kill | :-|| Angry | ::=)) Seeing double |
| :-> Hey | |:-0 No explanation | #:-) Hair in a mess | >;-(' I am spitting mad | #-) Partied all night |
| :-| Hmmm | :-& Tongue-tied | ~#:-( Bad hair day | :'-( I am crying | :*) I' tipsy |
| :-o Oh | O:-) Innocent | &:-) Sender has curly hair | (:-... Heart-broken | %-) I'm tipsy but happy |
| #:-o Oh no! | :-# My lips are sealed | 8-) Sender wears glasses | :+( I'm hurt by that | :*)? Are you drunk? |
| <:-0 Eeek! | :-e I'm disappointed | (-: Sender is left-handed | <:-) Dumb question | ~o~ Bird |
| :@ Ouch! | :-(*) Sick comment | (:-) Bald | :// Frustrated | :3-< Dog |
| d:-) Hats off to your great idea | :-$ Put your money where your mouth is | :-{) Sender has moustache | |-| Going to sleep | :@) Pig |
| \o/ Praise the Lord | *<:o) Clown | :-{)} Sender has moustache and beard | :=8) Baboon | 8^ Chicken |
SMS / TEXT LINGO
WHAT DO ALL THESE ABBEVIATIONS MEAN?
| AFAIK | as far as I know | |||
| ASAP | as soon as possible | |||
| B | be | |||
| BCNU | be seeing you | |||
| BRB | be right back | |||
| BTDT | been there done that | |||
| BUZZ OFF | buzz off | |||
| BTW | by the way | |||
| C | see | |||
| CID | consider it done | |||
| COZ | because | |||
| CU | see you | |||
| CYA | see you | |||
| DA | the | |||
| DYLM | do you like me | |||
| EZ | easy | |||
| FOTFLOL | falling on the floor, laughing out loud | |||
| F2T | free to talk | |||
| GAL | get a life | |||
| GTG | got to go | |||
| GR8 | great | |||
| HAND | have a nice day | |||
| HOT4U | hot for you | |||
| H8 | hate | |||
| IYQ | I like you | |||
| IMHO | in my humble opinion | |||
| IMNSHO | in my not so humble opinion | |||
| IM2GUD4U | I'm too good for you | |||
| K | okay | |||
| LOL | laughing out loud OR loads of love | |||
| L8 | late | |||
| L8ER | later | |||
| LV | love | |||
| M8 | mate | |||
| MMFU | my mate fancies you | |||
| MTFBWU | may the force be with you | |||
| NE | any | |||
| NETHNG | anything | |||
| NE1 | anyone | |||
| NO1 | no one | |||
| NP | no problem | |||
| OIC | oh, I see | |||
| OMG | oh, my God | |||
| PAW | parents are watching | |||
| PLS | please | |||
| PPL | people | |||
| R | are | |||
| RTFM | read the flippin' manua | |||
| RU | are you | |||
| RUOK | are you okay | |||
| SOZ | sorry | |||
| STFU | shut the fuck up | |||
| SUM1 | someone | |||
| THANQ | thank you | |||
| THX | thanks | |||
| TMB | text me back | |||
| TTYL | talk to you later | |||
| TXT BAC | text back | |||
| TYVM | thank you very much | |||
| U | you | |||
| URAQT | you are a cutie | |||
| URA* | you are a star | |||
| WAN2 | want to | |||
| WBS | with | |||
| WIV | write back soon | |||
| W/O | without | |||
| W/E | whatever | |||
| WKND | weekend | |||
| WUD? | what you doing | |||
| WYGOWM | will you go out with me | |||
| XLNT | excellent | |||
| Y | why | |||
| YR | your | |||
| YYSSW | yeah yeah sure sure whatever | |||
| 1CE | once | |||
| 2DAY | today | |||
| 2MOR | tomorrow | |||
| 2NITE | tonight | |||
| 26Y4U | too sexy for you | |||
| :o | surprised | |||
| ;/ | confused | |||
| ;& | tongue-tied | |||
| \_/\_/ | drinks for two | |||
| -/-/SOX | cool socks |
There are more sms shortcuts that could make up a so-called sms dictionary, but the more words you use the less effective the shortcuts are as people stop understanding what you’re actually saying.
In this case, a short ‘vocabulary’ is best so everyone knows what is being said.
Okay. Now it’s test time. Let’s see if you can understand this sentence made up of some of the text message abbreviations above, then
If u wan2 use txt msg shortcuts then pls only use the words above. If u dont, ur frnds might get %-) and :-|| with u. And it’s much nicer if yr friends :-) or are :-))
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