520

What Does 520 Mean in a Text?

• 521 (I do).
• 530 (I miss you).
• 35925 (If you miss me, love me).

Chinese chat codes have become highly popular, not only in countries where Chinese characters are used, but also in countries with different alphabets. (Check out our page on Chinese texting codes for more.)

For more information on numbers that are used to say words, check out our page: Using Numbers To Say Words and watch this video:

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When the individual numbers in 520 are read aloud in Chinese, they sound like the words 我爱你, which mean "I love you."

Summary of Key Points

The Chinese phrase 我爱你, which translates as "I love you," is the most common definition for 520 on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

520
Definition:	I Love You
Type:	Numeronym (Chinese)
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at 520

520 is a Chinese numeronym, which is an abbreviation made up of just numbers or of letters and numbers.

Numeronyms can be formed in various ways, such as:

• Shortening a word by replacing a sequence of letters with the count of those letters (e.g., i18n for "internationalization" and a11y for "accessibility").
• Combining letters and numbers (e.g, K9 for "canine" and W3 for "World Wide Web").
• Using numbers to represent letters or words (e.g., 143 for "I love you," 637 for "always and forever," and 5201314 for "I will love you for a lifetime").

Numeronyms were used long before the digital era. Many of the early ones were written on the envelopes of letters between lovers. They were often a coded message between the sender and the recipient, thought to allow secret expressions of love or passion.

Example of 520 Used in a Text

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