Fun Ways to Say "I Love You" in a Text Message or Online
Luckily, in "text speak" (the language used on messaging and social-media apps like TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, and Snapchat), there are hundreds of fun ways to express your love.
Some of the terms people use obviously mean "I love you" (e.g., ILY, ILU), but many are far more difficult to work out (e.g., K3U, 831). Never worry, we've got your back! Below is a complete list of ways to say "I love you" and of ways to respond to those "three magic words"!
Ways of Saying "I Love You"
- HDL (hab dich lieb ("I Love You" in German))
- ILD (ich liebe dich ("I Love You" in German))
- ILU (I Love You)
- ILUM (I Love You More)
- ILUSM (I Love You So Much)
- ILY (I Love You)
- ILYF (I'll Love You Forever)
- ILYL (I Love You Lots)
- ILYM (I Love You More)
- ILYSDM (I Love You So Damn Much)
- ILYSM (I Love You So Much)
- ILYSMB (I Love You So Much Baby)
- ILYSMM (I Love You So Much More)
- ILYTB (I Love You To Bits)
- ILYVM (I Love You Very Much)
- ILYWAMH (I Love You With All My Heart)
- IWALU (I Will Always Love You)
- IWALY (I Will Always Love You)
- JTM (je t'aime ("I Love You" in French))
- K3U (I Love You)
- LU (Love You)
- LUSM (Love You So Much)
- LY (Love You)
- LY4E (Love You Forever)
- LYA (Love You Always)
- LYAAF (Love You Always and Forever)
- LYF (Love You Forever)
- LYL (Love You lots)
- LYLC (Love You like crazy)
- LYM (Love You more)
- LYR (Love You really)
- LYSM (Love You So Much)
- LYTD (Love You To Death)
- YATLOML (You Are The Love Of My Life)
Ways of Saying "I Love You" Using Numbers
- 143 (I Love You (the number of letters in each word))
- 381 (I Love You (3 words, 8 letters, 1 meaning))
- 459 (I Love You (phone keyboard layout for ily))
- 520 (I Love You)
- 831 (I Love You (8 letters, 3 words, 1 meaning))
- 1234 (1 thing 2 say 3 words 4 you (I Love You))
- 1437 (I Love You Forever (number of letters in each word))
- 4221 (4ever 2gether 2love 1another)
- 14344 (I Love You Very Much (number of letters in each word))
- 143637 (I Love You Always And Forever)
- 14643 (I Will Always Love You)
- 5201314 (I Will Love You For a Lifetime)
Creative Ways of Saying "I Love You"
- <2 (Not In Love Yet)
- <3 (I Love You, Love)
- <333 (lots Of Love)
- <3U (Love You)
- <4 (I Really Love You)
- >3 (Hate (opposite of <3))
- // (I Love You, Love)
Ways of Saying "I Love You Too"
- ILU2 (I Love You Too)
- ILUT (I Love You Too)
- ILY2 (I Love You Too)
- ILYT (I Love You Too)
- LYT (Love You Too)
- LY2 (Love You Too)
Ways of Saying "I Love You" but Not in That Way
- ILYAAF (I Love You As A Friend)
- ILYAM (I Love You As A Mate)
- LULAB (Love You Like A Brother)
- LULAS (Love You Like A Sister)
- ILYLAS (I Love You Like A Sister)
- LYLAB (Love You Like A Brother)
- LYLAF (Love You Like A Friend)
- LYLAS (Love You Like A Sister)
- LYLMB (Love You like My Brother)
- LYAAF (Love You As A Friend)
Ways of Signing Off a Message with Love
- AML (All My Love)
- LHK (Love, Hugs and Kisses)
- LOLAK (Lots of Love and Kisses)
- LOLV (Lots of Love)
- LTA (Love to All)
- LUA (Love You Always)
- LUMI (Love You, Mean It)
- LUMU (Love You Miss You)
- LUWAMH (Love You With All My Heart)
- LYB (Love You, Bye)
- LYMI (Love You, Mean It)
- LYMY (Love You, Miss You)
- LYMYWY (Love You, Miss You, Want You)
- ML (Much Love)
- MULU (Miss You, Love You)
- WAML (With All My Love)
Other Words for Love
- LUB (Love)
- LUBB (Love)
- LUFF (friendly Love)
- LUH (Love)
- LURV (Love)
- LURVE (Love)
- LUV (Love)
- LV (Love)
- TL (true Love)
Ways of Broaching "I Love You" Cautiously
- BTWITIAILWU (By The Way I Think I Am In Love With You)
- BTWITIAILWY (By The Way I Think I Am In Love With You)
- ILYSMBIDKHTTYBIKYDLMB (I Love You So Much But I Don't Know How To Tell You Because I Know You Don't Love Me Back)
- ITIAILWY (I Think I Am In Love With You)
- ITILU (I Think I Love You)
- ITILY (I Think I Love You)
Ways of Asking If They Love You
Miscellaneous Terms Related to Love
- *_* (In Love)
- IIL (I'm In Love)
- IL (In Love)
- ILH (I Love Him/Her)
- ILYA (I Love You All)
- ILYB (I Love You Both)
- ILYG (I Love You Guys/Girls)
- ILYLT (I Love You Long Time)
- ISLY (I Still Love You)
- ITALY (I Trust And Love You)
- LOML (Love Of My Life)
- LYLT (Love You Long Time)
- SLY (Still Love You)
- WLYB (Who Loves You Baby?)
A Video Summary
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