LOL

Summary

LOL is an acronym^[1]. LOL ranks in the top 5% of acronym entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,036 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• LOL's image is recorded as LolTextMessage.jpg^[3].
• LOL's instance of is recorded as acronym^[4].
• LOL's instance of is recorded as Internet slang^[5].
• LOL's Commons category is recorded as LOL^[6].
• LOL's Unicode character is recorded as 😂^[7].
• LOL's BBC Things ID is recorded as 5f4b3b4e-2196-42da-a225-93b77a7c71d6^[8].
• LOL's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'LOL'}^[9].
• LOL's hashtag is recorded as lolz^[10].
• LOL's Quora topic ID is recorded as LOL-Laughing-Out-Loud^[11].
• LOL's Vikidia article ID is recorded as en:LOL^[12].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include acronym^[4] and Internet slang^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for LOL include lolcat^[13], an internet meme^[14], founded in 2006^[15] and Kekistan^[16], a fictional country^[17].

Why It Matters

LOL ranks in the top 5% of acronym entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,036 views/month).^[2] LOL has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] LOL is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]

Entities named for LOL include lolcat^[13], an internet meme^[14], founded in 2006^[15] and Kekistan^[16], a fictional country^[17].