If you are having trouble undrerstanding what some people are saying in chat or not able to type fast enough the this is a list of common abbreviations used in chat.
| <3 | heart |
| AFK | Away from keyboard |
| ASAP | As soon as possible |
| ASL | Age/sex/location (not used in wikichat) |
| B4N | Bye for now |
| BF | Boy friend |
| BRB | Be right back |
| BTA | But then again... |
| BTDT | Been there, done that |
| BTW | By the way |
| C&G | Chuckle and grin |
| CNP | Continued in next post |
| CU | See you |
| CUL8R | See you later |
| CYA | See ya |
| EWG | evil wicked grin |
| F2F | Face to face |
| FAQ | Frequently-ask question(s) |
| FOMCL | Falling off my chair laughing |
| FTBOMH | From the bottom of my heart |
| FUBAR | F***ed up beyond all recognition |
| FYI | For your information |
| GF | Girlfriend |
| GL | Good luck |
| H&K | Hug and kiss |
| IC | I see |
| IRL | In real life (that is, when not chatting) |
| JIC | Just in case |
| JK | Just kidding / Joking |
| L8R | Later |
| LMFAO | Laughing my f**king a** off |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off |
| LMSO | Laughing my socks off |
| LOL | Laughing out loud |
| LTNS | Long time no see |
| NP | No problem |
| OMG | Oh my God |
| PM | Private message |
| QT | Cutie |
| RL | Real life (that is, when not chatting) |
| ROTFL | Rolling on the floor laughing |
| ROTFLMAO | Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off |
| ROTFLMAOWPIMP | Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off while peeing in my pants |
| ROTFLMBO | Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off |
| RTFM | Read the f***ing manual |
| TGIF | Thank God it's Friday |
| THX | Thanks |
| TMI | Too much information |
| TNT | Till next time |
| TTFN | Ta-Ta for now |
| WB | Welcome back |
| WTF | What the F***! |
| WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get |
| YW | You're welcome |
