Common Email Abbreviations
To Tell Your Status
- ADBB – all done bye bye
- BBL – be back later
- BBIAF – be back in a few
- BBIAB – be back in a bit
- BCNU – be seein’ you
- BFN – bye for now
- BRB – be right back
- CUL8R – see you Later
- L8R – later
- LTNS – long time no see
- TAFN – that’s all for now
- TTFN – ta ta for now
- TTYL – talk to you later
- WB – welcome back
To Show Your Feelings
- ^5 – high five
- AAS – alive and smiling
- BEG – big evil grin
- BG – big grin
- GMTA – great minds think alike
- HHO 1/2 K – ha ha, only half kidding
- HTH – hope this(that) helps
- JK – just kidding
- LOL – laughing out loud
- MHOTY – my hat’s off to you
- MTFBWU – may the force be with you
- ROTFL – rolling on the floor laughing
- RUOK – Are you okay?
- T+ – think positive
- TIA – thanks in advance
- WEG – wicked evil grin
- WTG – way to go
General Email Abbreviations
- 2nite – tonight
- 411 – information
- 4ever – forever
- ASAP – as soon as possible
- AWHFY – Are we having fun yet?
- AYPI – And your point is?
- B4 – before
- DUR? – Do you remember?
- J4F – just for fun
- KISS – keep it simple, stupid
- NFC – no further comment
- NRN – no reply necessary
- NTM – not to mention
- OBTW – oh, by the way
- P&C – private and confidential
- P-ZA – pizza
- QL – quit laughing
- RTM – read the manual
- SITD – still in the dark
- WFM – works for me
- YYSSW – yeah yeah sure sure whatever
- ZZZ – sleeping, bored, tired
Emoticons
When people communicate face to face, they rely on facial expressions and tone of voice to enhance the meaning of what the other person is saying. When you email someone, it is hard to get your meaning across with just words. That’s where emoticons and emoji come in handy: combinations of keystrokes that make a (usually sideways) picture that represents an emotion.
- 🙂 or 🙂 – smiley face
- O:-) – angelic smile
- 😎 – big-eyed smile
- :-X – big kiss
- ;-( – crying face
- :-> – grinning
- 😐 – indifference
- :-)) – laughing
- 🙁 – sad face
- 😀 – shock or surprise
- :-& – tongue tied
- :-[ – vampire smiley
- :-{} – wearing lipstick
- 😉 – winking
- :-O – yelling
Common Professional Email Abbreviations
Subject Line Abbreviations
- 1L – one line
- AR – action required
- CTA – call to action
- EOM – end of message (when the email body does not contain text)
- FAO – for the attention of
- FW: or FWD – forwarded
- FYI – for your information
- FYA – for your action (or for your attention)
- FYR – for your reference
- FYSA – for your situational awareness
- I – information (no reply required)
- LF – looking for
- NB – nota bene (“note well” in Latin)
- NIM or NM – no internal message (in email body)
- NNTO – no need to open
- NONB – non-business
- NYR – need your response
- NYRT – need your response today
- NYRT – need your response quickly
- OT – off topic
- QUE – question
- RE or Re – regarding
- RR – reply requested (or reply required)
- SSIA – subject says it all
- TBF – to be forwarded
- UDA – urgent document attached
- VSRE – very short reply expected
- WAS or Was – indicates that the message “was” originally under another subject
Other Professional Email Abbreviations
- ASAP – as soon as possible
- BCC – blind carbon copy
- BTW – by the way
- CC – carbon copy
- COB – close of business (day)
- EOD – end of day
- EOW – end of week
- FWIW – for what it’s worth
- HTH – hope that helps
- IMO – in my opinion
- LET – leaving early today
- LMK – let me know
- LSFW – less safe for work
- MIA – missing in action
- NBD – next business day (or no big deal)
- NNTR – no need to respond
- NRN – no reply necessary
- NSFW – not safe for work
- NWR – not work related
- OOO – out of the office
- PFA – please find attachment
- PRB – please reply by
- PS – postscriptum (“written after” in Latin)
- PSA – please see attachment (or public service announcement)
- PYR – per your request
- RB – reply by
- RLB – read later
- RSVP – répondez s’il vous plaît (“Please respond as soon as possible” in French)
- SFW – safe for work
- TL;DR – too long; didn’t read
- TLTR – too long to read
- TYT – take your time
- WFH – working from home
- Y/N – yes or no
- YTD – year to date
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