Slang for Texting
Texting slang involves both symbols, and special abbreviations that mean certain things. Here some of the most popular texting slang symbols and words:
Texting Symbols
- 🙂 Smiley face / happy
- =) Happy
- 🙂 Happy
- 🙁 Sad
- =( Sad
- :’ ) Happy Tears
- :-* Kiss
- 😀 Laughing
Texting Words and Phrases
A
- ABT About
- ABT2 Meaning ‘About to’
- ACDNT Accident
- ACK Acknowledge
- ACPT Accept
- ADD Address
- ADDY Address
- AEAP As early as possible
- AF April Fools
- AFK Away from keyboard
- AIGHT Alright
- AKA Also known as
- AMAP As much as possible
- AML All my love
- AMOF As a matter of fact
- ASAP As soon as possible
- ATB All the best
- ATEOTD At the end of the day
- AYT Alright / Are you there?
B
- B2W Back to work
- B4 Before
- BDAY Birthday
- BF Boyfriend
- BF Best friend
- BF4L Best friend for life
- BFF Best friends forever
- BLNT Better luck next time
- BM Bite me
- BOYF Boyfriend
- BRB Be right back
- BTW By the Way
- BYOB Bring Your Own beer
C
- CIAO Good-bye
- CM Call me
- CMB Call me back
- CMON Come on
- CR8 Create
- CTC Care to chat?
- CU See you
- CUA See you around
- CUL See you later
- CUL8R See you later
- CYA See you
- CYAL8R See you later
D
- DOS Dad over shoulder
- DIY Do it yourself
- DKDC Don’t know, don’t care
- D/L Download
- DL Download
- DNT Don’t
E
- EMA E-mail address
- EOM End of message
- ETA Estimated time of arrival
- EZ Easy
- EZY Easy
F
- FAQ Frequently asked questions
- FBM Fine by me
- FC Fingers crossed
- FTW For the win
- FW Forward
- FWIW For what it’s worth
- FWM Fine with me
- FYEO For your eyes only
- FYA For your amusement
- FYI For your information
G
- G Giggle
- G2CU Good to see you
- G2G Got to go
- G2R Got to run
- GB Goodbye
- GBTW Get back to work
- GBU God bless you
- GF Girl friend
- GG Gotta Go
- GJ Good job
- GL Good luck
- GMTA Great minds thing alike
- GN Good night
- GNIGHT Good night
- GNITE Good night
- GR8 Great
- GRATZ Congratulations
- GTG Got to go
- GUD Good
- GUDNYT Goodnight
H
- H8 Hate
- HAK Hug and kiss
- HAU How about you?
- HAV Have
- H&K Hugs & kisses
- H2CUS Hope to see you soon
- HAND Have a nice day
- H-BDAY Happy Birthday
- HF Have fun
- HFAC Holy flipping animal crackers
- HRU How are you?
- HTH Hope this helps
- HUB Head up butt
- HUYA Head up your ass
- HV Have
- HW Homework
I
- IB I’m back
- IC I see
- IDC I don’t care
- IHNI I have no idea
- IK I know
- ILU I love you
- ILY I love you
- IM Instant message
- IMHO In my humble opinion
- IMO In my opinion
- IMS I am sorry
- IMU I miss you
- IRL In real life
- IUSS If you say so
J
- JAC Just a sec
- JK Just kidding
- JLMK Just let me know
K
- K Okay
- KK Okay, Okay!
- KEWL Cool
- KIT Keep in touch
- KUTGW Keep up the good work
L
- L8R Later
- LOL Laugh out loud
- LOL Lots of love
- LTNS long time, no see
- LUVYA Love you
M
- MC Merry Christmas
- MOS Mother over shoulder
- MIRL Meet in real life
- MKAY “Mmm, okay”
- MSG Message
- MTF More to follow
- MUSM Miss you so much
- MWAH To give a kiss
- MYOB Mind your own business
N
- N1 Nice one
- N2M Nothing too much
- NBD No big deal
- NE Any
- NE1 Anyone
- NIMBY Not in my back yard
- NM Nothing much
- NM Never mind
- NOYB None of your business
- NP No problem
- NT Nice try
- NVM Never mind
- NVR Never
- NW No way
O
- OB Oh baby
- OB Oh brother
- OI Operator indisposed
- OIC Oh, I see
- OJ Only joking
- OM Oh, my
- OMDB Over my dead body
- OMG Oh my God
- OMW On my way
- ONL Online
- OTB Off to bed
- OTL Out to lunch
- OTOH On the other hand
- OVA Over
P
- P2P Peer to peer
- PEEPS People
- PIC Picture
- PL8 Plate
- PLMK Please let me know
- PLS Please
- PLZ Please
- PM Private Message
- POS Parent over shoulder
- POV Point of view
- PPL People
- PROLLY Probably
- PRT Party
- PZ Peace
Q
- QIK Quick
- QL Quit laughing
- QT Cutie
- QTPI Cutie pie
R
- RIP Rest in peace
- RLY Really
- RME Rolling my eyes
- ROFLOL Rolling on floor, laughing out loud
- RU Are you?
- RUOK Are you okay?
- RX Regards
S
- SBT Sorry ’bout that
- SC Stay cool
- SIT Stay in touch
- SK8 Skate
- SK8NG Skating
- SK8R Skater
- SK8RBOI Skater Boy
- SO Significant other
- SOAB Son of a B*tch
- SOL Sooner or later
- SOS Meaning help
- SRSLY Seriously
- SRY Sorry
- SS So sorry
- STR8 Straight
- SUL See you later
- SUP What’s up?
- SUX sucks or “it sucks”
- SYL See you later
- SYS See you soon
T
- TBC To be continued
- TBD To be determined
- TBL Text back later
- TC Take care
- TGIF Thank God it’s Friday
- THX Thanks
- THNX Thanks
- TMB Text me back
- TMI Too much information
- TMTH Too much to handle
- TOJ Tears of joy
- TTFN Ta ta for now
- TTLY Totally
- TTUL Talk to you later
- TU Thank you
- TTYL Talk to you later
- TTYS Talk to you soon
- TY Thank you
U
- UFB Un “freaking/f-ing” believable
- UFN Until further notice
- UL Upload
- U-L Meaning “You will”
- UOK You ok?
- UR Your / You’re
- URW You are welcome
- UW You’re welcome
V
- VBS Very big smile
- VIP Very important person
- VM Voice mail
- VN Very nice
- VRY Very
W
- W@ What?
- W/ With
- W8 Wait
- WAH Working at home
- WAM Wait a minute
- WAYF Where are you from?
- W/B Write back
- WB Welcome back
- WBU What about you?
- WC Who cares
- W/E Whatever
- W/END Weekend
- WE Whatever
- WIU Wrap it up
- WK Week
- WKD Weekend
- W/O Without
- WRK Work
- WRU@ Where are you at?
- WTF What the freak
- WTG Way to go
- WTH What the heck? What the hell?
- WTM Who’s the man?
- WU What’s up?
- WUF Where are you from?
- WUP What’s up?
X
- X Kiss
- XME Excuse Me
- XOXOXO Hugs & Kisses
- XLNT Excellent
Y
- Y? Why?
- Y2K You’re too kind
- YARLY Ya, really?
- YBS You’ll be sorry
- YGG You go girl
- YNK You never know
- YR Your
- YR Yeah right
- YW You’re welcome
Z
- ZUP Meaning “What’s up?”
- ZZZZ Bored or asleep
