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SMS Abbreviation dictionary
Below is a list of SMS abbreviations and symbols used by the SMS savvy. When you're choosing your lingo for any SMS marketing, be aware that not all of these abbreviations will be recognised by your clientele and some will doubtlessly be recognised by none.
Our advice is to use a sliding scale. The younger your SMS audience the more abbreviations you can use whilst for older audiences we recommend little to no abbreviations.
Emotions:
| :-) | Smiling | :-D | Laughing | |
| ;-) | Winking; just kidding | :*) | Clowning; sending a kiss | |
| :-o | Wow! | :-( | Frowning | |
| :( | Sad | :-|| | Angry | |
| :-V | Shouting | |-O | Yawning | |
| :Q | What? | :-& | Tongue-tied |
Acronyms and abbreviations:
| @ | at | MOB | mobile | |
| AFAIK | as far as I know | MSG | message | |
| ATB | all the best | MYOB | mind your own business | |
| B | be | NE1 | anyone | |
| BBL | be back late(r) | NO1 | no one | |
| BCNU | be seeing you | OIC | oh I see | |
| B4 | before | PCM | please call me | |
| BRB | be right back | PLS | please | |
| BTW | by the way | PPL | people | |
| C | see | RUOK | are you okay? | |
| CUL8R | see you later | SIT | stay in touch | |
| F2F | face to face | SPK | speak | |
| F2T | free to talk | THKQ | thank you | |
| FYI | for your information | TTYL | talk to you | |
| GAL | get a life | TX | thanks | |
| GR8 | great | U | you | |
| HAND | have a nice day | WAN2TLK | want to talk? | |
| H8 | hate | W/ | with | |
| IC | I see | WKND | weekend | |
| ILUVU | I love you | WU | what's up? | |
| IMHO | in my humble opinion | X | kiss | |
| JIC | just in case | XLNT | excellent | |
| JK | just kdding | XOXOX | hugs and kisses | |
| KIT | keep in touch | YR | your | |
| KWIM | know what I mean | 2NITE | tonight | |
| L8R | later | 3SUM | threesome | |
| LOL | lots of luck / laughing out loud |