| A/S/L | Age/Sex/Location |
| AAK | Asleep at the keyboard |
| AAR8 | At any rate |
| AFAIK | As far as I know |
| AFK | Away from keyboard |
| AFK | (I'm going) away from (the) keyboard (for a while) |
| AFK2P | (rest room break) |
| ASAP | As soon as possible |
| ATM | At the moment |
| ATW | Around the web |
| B | Back |
| B4N | Bye for now |
| BAK | (I'm) back at (the) keyboard |
| BBL | (I'll) be back later |
| BBS | Be back soon |
| BC | Because |
| BCNU | (I'll) be seeing you |
| BF | Boyfriend |
| BFF | Best friend forever |
| BFN | Bye for now |
| BG | Big grin |
| BMG | Be my guest |
| BOTOH | But on the other hand |
| BRB | Be right back |
| BTDT | Been there, done that |
| BTW | By the way |
| CD9 | Code 9: Parents nearby |
| COZ | Because |
| CSL | Can't stop laughing |
| CU | See you |
| CUL or CUL8R | See you later |
| DOS | Dad over shoulder |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this |
| EG | Evil grin |
| EZ | Easy |
| F2F | Face to face |
| FAQ | Frequently asked questions |
| FAS | For a second (usually longer) |
| FWIW | For what it's worth |
| FYA | For your amusement |
| FYI | For your information |
| G | Grin |
| G2G | Got to go |
| GAL | Get a life |
| GF | Girlfriend |
| GG | Gotta go |
| GGN | Gotta go now |
| GL | Good luck |
| GR8 | Great |
| GTG | Got to go |
| GW | Good work |
| H8 | Hate |
| HAK | Hugs and kisses |
| IC | I see |
| IDC | I don't care |
| IDK | I don't know |
| IIRC | If I recall correctly |
| ILY | I love you |
| IM | Instant message |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion |
| IMNSHO | In my not so humble opinion |
| IMO | In my opinion |
| IOW | In other words |
| IRL | In real life |
| IYKWIM | If you know what I mean |
| J/K | Just kidding |
| JK | Just kidding |
| K | Okay |
| L8 | Late |
| L8R | Later |
| LOL | Laughing out loud |
| MIRL | Meet in real life |
| MorF | Male or female |
| MOS | Mom over shoulder |
| NBD | No big deal |
| NE | Any |
| NP | No problem |
| OIC | Oh, I see |
| OMG | Oh my God |
| OTOH | On the other hand |
| OTP | On the phone |
| P911 | Parent emergency |
| PAW | Parents are watching |
| PIR | Parent in room |
| PLS | Please |
| PLZ | Please |
| POS | Parent over shoulder |
| POV | Point of view |
| PRW | Parents are watching |
| Q | Question |
| RL | Real life |
| ROFL | Rolling on floor laughing |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on (the) floor laughing my anatomy off |
| ROTFL | Rolling on the floor laughing |
| RUOK | Are you okay? |
| S2R | Send to receive |
| SIT | Stay in touch |
| SOZ | Sorry |
| SYS | See you soon |
| TAFN | That's all for now |
| TBH | To be honest |
| TGIF | Thank God it's Friday |
| THX | Thanks |
| TNX | Thanks |
| TRW | The real world (offline) TTFN |
| TTFN | Ta ta for now |
| TTYL | Talk to you later |
| TY | Thank you |
| U | You |
| U2 | You too |
| WE | Whatever |
| WTG | Way to go |
| WTH | What the heck |
| WU | What's up? |
| XO | Hugs and kisses |
| Y | Why? |
| YT | You there? |
