| <arching eyebrows> | Indicates the speaker arches eyebrows |
| <chuckle> | Indicates the speaker chuckles |
| <frown> | Indicates the speaker is frowning |
| <g> | Grin |
| <grin> | Indicates the speaker is grinning |
| <smile> | Indicates the one writing the message is smiling |
| <smirk> | Indicates the one writing the message is smirking |
| <wink> | Indicates the one writing the message is winking |
| 501 | An excuse that's full of holes. |
| A-OLs | Administrators On-Line |
| AAMOF | As A Matter Of Fact |
| ADN | Any Day Now |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AFAIR | As Far As I Remember |
| AFJ | April Fool’s Joke |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ATM | At The Moment |
| AWC | After While, Crocodile |
| AWGTHTGTTA? | Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again? |
| AYT | Are You There? |
| b4 | Before |
| B4N | Bye For Now |
| BAK | Back At Keyboard |
| BBFN | Bye Bye For Now |
| BBIAF | Be Back In A Few |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BBN | Bye Bye Now. |
| BBS | Be Back Soon |
| BCNU | Be seein’ you |
| BEG | Big Evil Grin. |
| BF | Boy Friend. |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BTA | But Then Again |
| BTW | By The Way |
| BWL | Bursting With Laughter. |
| BYKT | But You Knew That |
| BYOB | Bring Your Own Bottle |
| BYOM | Bring Your Own Mac |
| C&G | Chuckle and Grin. |
| CID | Crying In Disgrace. |
| CMIIW | Correct Me If I’m Wrong |
| CSG | Chuckle, Snicker, Grin. |
| CU | See You |
| CUL | See you later |
| CUL8R | See You Later |
| CULA | See You Later, Alligator |
| CYA | See Ya. |
| CYAL8R | See You All Later. |
| DIKU? | Do I Know You? |
| DK | Don’t Know |
| DLTBBB | Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite. |
| dotgov | A government official |
| DTRT | Do The Right Thing |
| EG | Evil Grin. |
| ESAD | Eat Sh** And Die |
| F2F | Face To Face |
| FCFS | First Come, First Served |
| FITB | Fill In The Blank |
| FOAD | F*** off and die |
| FOAF | Friend Of A Friend |
| FOL | Friends Online |
| FS | For Sale |
| FUBAR | Fouled Up Beyond All Repair |
| FUD | Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt |
| FWIW | For What It’s Worth |
| FYA | For Your Amusement |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| G | Grin, or Giggle |
| GA | Go Ahead |
| GAL | Get A Life |
| GD&R | Grinning, Ducking and Running |
| GD&WVVF | Grinning, Ducking, and Walking Very, Very Fast |
| GF | Girl Friend. |
| GFN | Gone For Now. |
| GIWIST | Gee, I Wish I’d Said That |
| GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
| GTSY | Great To See You. |
| H&K | Hugs and Kisses. |
| HHIS | Hanging Head In Shame. |
| HHOJ | Ha Ha Only Joking |
| HHOK | Ha Ha Only Kidding |
| HHOS | Ha Ha Only Serious |
| HOYEW | Hanging On Your Every Word |
| HTH | Hope That Helps! |
| IAC | In Any Case |
| IANAL | I Am Not A Lawyer |
| IAW | In Accordance With |
| IC | I See |
| IIRC | If I Remember Correctly |
| IJWTK | I Just Want To Know |
| IJWTS | I Just Want To Say |
| IKWUM | I Know What You Mean |
| IMA | I Might Add |
| IMAO | In My Arrogant Opinion |
| IME | In My Experience |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IMNSHO | In My Not So Humble Opinion |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| INPO | In No Particular Order |
| IOW | In Other Words |
| IRL | In Real Life |
| ISS | I’m So Sure |
| ISSYGTI | I’m So Sure You Get The Idea! |
| ISWIM | If (you) See What I Mean |
| IWALU | I Will Always Love You. |
| IWBNI | It Would Be Nice If |
| IYFEG | Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group (for ethnic jokes) |
| IYSWIM | If You See What I Mean |
| JAM | Just A Minute |
| JIC | Just In Case |
| J/K | Just Kidding |
| JMO | Just My Opinion. |
| JTLYK | Just To Let You Know . |
| k | Okay |
| KIBO | Knowledge In, Bullshit Out |
| KIT | Keep In Touch. |
| KWIM | Know What I Mean? |
| KYFC | Keep Your Fingers Crossed |
| L | Laugh |
| L8R | Later |
| LJBF | Let’s Just Be Friends |
| LMAO | Laughing My Ass Off |
| LMHO | Laughing My Head Off |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
| LSHMBA | Laughing So Hard My Belly Aches |
| LSHMBH | Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts. |
| LTHTT | Laughing Too Hard To Type |
| LTNS | Long Time No See |
| LTS | Laughing to Self. |
| LUWAMH | Love You With All My Heart. |
| LY | Love You. |
| MOTAS | Member Of The Appropriate Sex |
| MOTD | Message of the day |
| MOTOS | Member Of The Opposite Sex |
| MOTSS | Member Of The Same Sex |
| MYOB | Mind Your Own Business |
| NHOH | Never Heard Of Him/Her |
| NP | No Problem. |
| OBO | Or Best Offer |
| OBTW | Oh, By The Way |
| OIC | Oh, I See |
| OO | Over and Out |
| OTFL | On the Floor Laughing |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| OTT | Over The Top; too much |
| PDS | Please Don't Shout |
| PMF | Pardon My French |
| PMFBI | Pardon Me For Butting In |
| PMFJI | Pardon Me For Jumping In |
| PMJI | Pardon My Jumping In |
| PNCAH | Please, No Cursing Allowed Here |
| ppl | People |
| PTMM | Please Tell Me More |
| R U THERE? | Are you there? |
| re | In regard to |
| RL | Real Life |
| ROTF | Rolling On The Floor |
| ROTFL | Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
| ROTFLMAO | Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off |
| RSN | Real Soon Now |
| RSVP | Respondez S'il Vous Plait French for "please reply" |
| RTBM | Read The Bloody Manual |
| RTFAQ | Read The Frequently Asked Questions |
| RTM | Read The Manual |
| S | Smile |
| SEC | Wait a second |
| SETE | Smiling Ear To Ear. |
| SNAFU | Situation Normal: All Fouled Up |
| SO | Significant Other |
| SOL | SH** Out Of Luck |
| SOS | Help! |
| SWIM | See What I Mean? |
| SWL | Screaming With Laughter. |
| SYS | See You Soon. |
| TAFN | That’s All For Now |
| TANJ | There Ain’t No Justice |
| TANSTAAFL | There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
| THX | Thanks |
| TIA | Thanks In Advance |
| TIC | Tongue In Cheek |
| TNTL | Trying Not To Laugh |
| TNX | Thanks |
| TNXE6 | Thanks A Million ("E6" means 10 to the 6th power = a million) |
| TOY | Thinking Of You. |
| TPTB | The Powers That Be |
| TTBOMK | To The Best Of My Knowledge |
| TTFN | Ta Ta For Now |
| TTKSF | Trying To Keep a Straight Face |
| TTYL | Talk To You Later |
| TTYT | Talk To You Tomorrow. |
| TY | Thank You |
| TYVM | Thank You Very Much |
| UOK | Are You OK? |
| WB | Welcome Back |
| WDYT | What Do You Think? |
| WIBNI | Wouldn’t It Be Nice If |
| WRT | With Regard To, or With Respect To |
| WTB | Want To Buy |
| WTF | What The F***? |
| WTG | Way To Go! |
| WTGP | Want To Go Private? |
| WTH | What the hell? |
| WYGISWYPF | What You Get Is What You Pay For |
| XOXOXO | Kisses and hugs |
| YABA | Yet Another Bloody Acronym |
| YAUN | Yet Another Unix Nerd |
| YGTI | You Get The Idea? |
| YGWYPF | You Get What You Pay For |
| YIU | Yes, I Understand |
| YIWGP | Yes, I Will Go Private |
| YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary |
| YW | You're Welcome |
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| :-) | Smile |
| : ) | Smile |
| :*) | Clowning |
| : ( | Sad |
| : [ | Bored, sad |
| : | | Bored, sad |
| :( ) | Loudmouth, talks all the time; or shouting |
| :* | Kiss |
| :**: | Returning kiss |
| :+( | Got punched in the nose |
| :,( | Crying |
| :- | Male |
| :-# | My lips are sealed; or someone wearing braces |
| :-& | Tongue-tied |
| :-> | Very sad |
| :->< | Puckered up to kiss |
| :-< | Smile of happiness or sarcasm |
| :-( | Frown |
| :-) | Classic smiley |
| :-* | Kiss |
| :-, | Smirk |
| :-/ | Wry face |
| :-6 | Exhausted |
| :-9 | Licking lips |
| :-? | Licking lips, or tongue in cheek |
| :-@ | Screaming |
| :-C | Astonished |
| :-c | Very unhappy |
| :-D | Laughing |
| :-d~ | Heavy smoker |
| :-e | Disappointed |
| :-f | Sticking out tongue |
| :-I | Pondering, or impartial |
| :-i | Wry smile or half-smile |
| :-J | Tongue in cheek |
| :-j | One-sided smile |
| :-k | Puzzlement |
| :-l | One-sided smile |
| :-M | Speak no evil |
| :-O | Open-mouthed, surprised |
| :-o | Surprised look, or yawn |
| :-P | Sticking out tongue |
| :-p | Sticking tongue out |
| :-p~ | Heavy smoker |
| :-Q | Tongue hanging out in disgust, or a smoker |
| :-Q~ | Smoking |
| :-r | Sticking tongue out |
| :-s | What?! |
| :-t | Unsmiley |
| :-V | Shouting |
| :-X | My lips are sealed; or a kiss |
| :-x | Kiss, or My lips are sealed |
| :-Y | Aside comment |
| :-[ | Unsmiling blockhead; also criticism |
| :-\'| | Sniffles |
| :-] | Smiling blockhead; also sarcasm |
| :-{) | Smile with moustache |
| :-{)} | Smile with moustache and beard |
| :-{} | Blowing a kiss |
| :-| | Indifferent, bored or disgusted |
| :-| :-| | Deja vu |
| :-|| | Very angry |
| :-} | Mischievous smile |
| :-~) | A cold |
| :-~| | A cold |
| :.( | Crying |
| :/) | Not funny |
| :/i | No smoking |
| :> | What? |
| :@ | What? |
| :C | Astonished |
| :e | Disappointed |
| :P | Sticking out tongue |
| :X | Hear no evil |
| :x | Kiss |
| :\' | Crying |
| :\'( | Crying |
| :\'-( | Crying |
| :\'-) | Tears of happiness |
| :^D | Happy, approving |
| :`-( | Shedding a tear |
| :{ | Having a hard time |
| :~) | A cold |
| :~-( | Crying |
| :~/ | Confused |
| ; ) | Wink |
| ; P | Wink with a raspberry |
| ;( | Crying |
| ;-( | Angry, or got a black eye |
| ;-) | Winkey |
| ;-D | Winking and laughing |
| `:-) | Raised eyebrow |
| (-: | Left-handed smile, or smiley from the southern hemisphere |
| (:& | Angry |
| (:-& | Angry |
| (:- | Unsmiley |
| (:-( | Unsmiley |
| (:-) | Smiley variation |
| (:-* | Kiss |
| (:-\ | Very sad |
| (::()::) | Bandaid, meaning comfort |
| (:| | Egghead |
| (( )):** | Hugs and kisses |
| ((())) | Lots of hugging (a name in the middle indicates the one being hugged) |
| () | Hugging |
| ^5 | High five |
| {{ }} | Hug (a name in the middle indicates the one being hugged) |
| {} | No comment |
| %(|:-) | Propeller-head |
| %*} | Inebriated |
| %+{ | Got beat up |
| %-( | Confused |
| %-) | Dazed or silly |
| %-6 | Brain-dead |
| %-\ | Hung over |
| %-{ | Ironic |
| %-| | Worked all night |
| %-} | Humorous or ironic |
| %\ | Hangover |
| *<:-) | Santa Claus |
| *<|:-) | Santa Claus, or a clown |
| +<:-) | Religious leader |
| +<:-| | Monk or nun |
| +<||-) | Knight |
| +:-) | Priest |
| +O:-) | The Pope |
| @== | Atomic bomb |
| @}-}-- | A rose |
| @}--}--- | A long-stemmed rose |
| 12x@}---}--- | A dozen roses |
| <:> | Devilish expression |
| <:-> | Devilish expression |
| <:-) | Innocently asking dumb question |
| <:-( | Dunce |
| <:-| | Dunce |
| <:| | Dunce |
| #-) | Wiped out, partied all night |
| #:-o | Shocked |
| $-) | Won the lottery, or money on the brain |
| >>:-<< | Furious |
| >- | Female |
| >-> | Winking devil |
| >-< | Furious |
| >-) | Devilish wink |
| >:) | Little devil |
| >:-> | Very mischievous devil |
| >:-< | Angry |
| >:-< | Mad |
| >:-( | Annoyed |
| >:-) | Mischievous devil |
| >=^ P | Yuck |
| -) | Tongue in cheek |
| -=#:-) | Wizard |
| 0:-) | Angel |
| 2B|^2B | To be or not to be |
| 5:-) | Elvis |
| 7:) | Ronald Reagan |
| 7:^) | Ronald Reagan |
| 8 | Infinity |
| 8 :-) | Wizard |
| 8) | Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses |
| 8-# | Death |
| 8-) | Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses |
| 8-o | Shocked |
| 8-O | Astonished |
| 8-P | Yuck! |
| 8-[ | Frayed nerves; overwrought |
| 8-] | Wow! |
| 8-| | Wide-eyed surprise |
| = O | Surprised |
| = X | My lips are sealed |
| =):-)= | Abraham Lincoln |
| =:-) | Punk, or hosehead |
| =====:} | Snake |
| =^* | Kisses |
| =^D | Big grin |
| ?( | Black eye |
| ?-( | Black eye |
| !-( | Black eye |
| !-) | Proud of black eye |
| B-) | Glasses or sunglasses |
| B:-) | Sunglasses on head |
| d :-o | Hats off to you! |
| M-) | See no evil |
| M-), :X, :-M | See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil |
| M:-) | A salute |
| O 8-) | Starry-eyed angel |
| O :-) | Angel |
| O+ | Female |
| O-> | Male |
| O8-) | Starry-eyed angel |
| O:-) | Angel |
| P* | French kiss |
| Q:-) | College graduate |
| X-( | Just died |
| [:-) | Wearing a Walkman |
| [:-] | Square head |
| [:-| | Frankenstein |
| [:| | Frankenstein |
| [:] | Robot |
| [:|] | Robot |
| [] | Hug |
| \') | Winky |
| \'-) | Winky |
| \_/ | Empty glass |
| \~/ | Full glass |
| ]:-> | Devil |
| ]:-) | Happy devil |
| ][ | Back to back |
| |-<> | Puckered up for a kiss |
| |-( | Sleepy, struggling to stay awake, or sleeping badly |
| |-D | Big laugh |
| |-O | Yawn |
| |-{ | Good grief! |
| |-| | Asleep |
| |I | Asleep |
| |^o | Snoring |
| }-) | Wry smile |
| }: [ | Angry, frustrated |
| }{ | Face to face |
| ~~:[ | Net flame |
| ~ :-( | Steaming mad |
| ~:-\ | Elvis |
| ~:o | Baby |
| ~:\ | Elvis |
| ~~~~8} | Snake |
| ~:-( | Flame message |
| ~~:-( | Especially hot flame message |
| ~= | Lit candle, indicating a flame (inflammatory message) |
| ~== | Begins a flame (inflammatory message) |
| -= | Snuffed candle to end a flame message |
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