SMS language (also known as chatspeak, txt, txtspk, texting language or txt talk) is the
English language slang used in
mobile phone SMS. It is an abbreviated form of English known as a
rebus. With
predictive text input increasingly being used, it is becoming less common.It is similar to
AOL speak and Telex speak, and it evolved from the shorthand used in Internet
chatrooms to accommodate the small number of characters allowed (early SMS permitted only 160 characters), and as a convenient language for the small
keyboards on mobile phones. Without practice, sending SMS messages can be time consuming.
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