It doesn’t matter whether you are a teenager or an adult. It doesn’t matter whether you speak English as your mother tongue or as an additional language. You have already seen text abbreviations on the internet and had to look them up to find out what their meanings were.
The style of the informal language we use on the internet is very different from the style we use in formal writing.
Because of that, we came up with this list of the most common text abbreviations used on the internet in 2024. After studying it for a while, you’ll never have to look them up anymore. Besides, you’ll be able to impress your friends by using these text abbreviations when you text them.
| TEXT ABBREVIATION | MEANING |
| 2nit | tonight |
| AFAIK | as far as I know |
| AKA | also known as |
| AMA | ask me anything |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| ASL | age, sex, and location |
| B4 | before |
| B4N | bye for now |
| BBL | be back later |
| BC | because |
| BDAY | birthday |
| BF | best friend |
| BFF | best friend forever |
| BRB | be right back |
| BTW | by the way |
| CY | see you |
| CYA | see you |
| CYL | see you later |
| DIKY | do I know you? |
| DIY | do it yourself |
| DM | direct message |
| EOD | end of day |
| F2F | face to face |
| FWIW | for what it’s worth |
| G2G | got to go |
| GF | girlfriend |
| GOAT | greatest of all time |
| GR8 | great |
| HBU | how about you? |
| HMU | hit me up |
| HTH | hope that helps |
| ICYMI | in case you missed it |
| IDC | I don’t care |
| IDK | I don’t know |
| IIRC | if I remember correctly |
| IKR | I know, right |
| ILU | I love you |
| IMHO | in my humble opinion |
| IMO | in my opinion |
| IRL | in real life |
| ISTG | I swear to god |
| JIC | just in case |
| JK | just kidding |
| KMN | kill me now |
| LMFAO | laughing my fucking ass off |
| LMGTFY | let me Google that for you |
| LMK | let me know |
| LOL | laughing out loud |
| NBD | no big deal |
| NP | no problem |
| NVM | never mind |
| OFC | of course |
| OMG | oh my god |
| OMW | on my way |
| OOTD | outfit of the day |
| OTOH | on the other hand |
| QOTD | quote of the day |
| R | are |
| RN | right now |
| ROFL | rolling on floor laughing |
| SFLR | sorry for late reply |
| SMH | shaking my head |
| STFU | shut the f*** up |
| TBA | to be announced |
| TBD | to be determined |
| TBF | to be fair |
| TBH | to be honest |
| TGIF | thank goodness/god it’s Friday |
| THX | thanks |
| TIA | thanks in advance |
| TLDR | too long, didn’t read |
| TMI | too much information |
| TTYL | talk to you later |
| TY | thank you |
| TYSM | thank you so much |
| TYT | take your time |
| U | you |
| U2 | you too |
| WDYM | what do you mean? |
| YGTI | you get the idea |
| YOLO | you only live once |
| YP | yes, please |
| YW | you’re welcome |
