| Common Fanfiction Acronyms | Description |
| Canon | The original source material on which a fandom is based. When something is refered to as "canon", it is regarded as being essentially a verifiable fact in the given fandom. |
| FP | Fictional canon or original character in a story. |
| FPS | Fictional Person Slash. A fiction story written using canon or original characters that contains at least one same sex relationship. |
| Slash | Slash. A story that expresses a romantic or sexual relationship between characters of the same gender, usually males (M/M pairings). |
| Het | Het. A story that expresses a romantic or sexual relationship between characters of opposite gender, male/female (M/F pairings). |
| OC | Original character. A non-canon character created by a fanfiction author. |
| OMC | Original male character. A non-canon male character created by a fanfiction author. |
| OFC | Original female character. A non-canon female character created by a fanfiction author. |
| Self-insert | When an author writes him or herself into a story. |
| AU | Alternate Universe. A variation from canon. A story set in a different universe or that satisfies a "what if" scenario. |
| Angst | A genre which the stories usually have heavy and sometimes depressing themes, and have the characters suffering emotionally (and sometimes physically) in some way. Relationship break up, character death, hurt and comfort are all forms of angst stories. |
| Dark Fic | "Dark" refers to plots which introduce elements such as death, violence, rape, betrayal, or loss. |
| WIP | Work-in-progress. A story that is not completed. |
| A/N | Author's Note |
