AP Style Abbreviations

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first lieutenant

1st Lt. ; spell out 1st at the start of a sentence

first sergeant

1st Sgt.

second lieutenant

2nd Lt. ; spell out 2nd at the start of a sentence

admiral

Adm.

airman

Airman

airman first class

Airman 1st Class

Alabama

Ala.

states that are never abbreviated

Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas, and Utah

Arizona

Ariz.

Arkansas

Ark.

brigadier general

Brig. Gen.

Central daylight time

CDT

central standard time

CST

California

Calif.

captain

Capt.

chief petty officer

Chief Petty Officer

commander

Cmdr.

colonel

Col.

Colorado

Colo.

commodore

Commodore

Connecticut

Conn.

corporal

Cpl.

Delaware

Del.

eastern daylight time

EDT

eastern standard time

EST

ensign

Ensign

general

Gen.

N., S., E., W., NW, etc

If number is not given spell out, if number is given, abbreviate

Illinois

Ill.

St., Ave., Blvd.

In adresses that include the number, abbreviate. In dresses that don't include the number, spell them out

Indiana

Ind.

Kansas

Kan.

Kentucky

Ky.

lieutenant

Lt.

Lieutenant commander

Lt. Cmdr.

lieutenant colonel

Lt. Col.

lieutenant general

Lt. Gen.

lieutenant junior grade

Lt. j.g.

major general

Maj. Gen.

months that are spelt out

March, April, May, June, July

Massachusetts

Mass.

master sergeant

Master Sgt.

Maryland

Md.

Michigan

Mich.

Minnesota

Minn.

Missouri

Mo.

Montana

Mont.

North Carolina

N.C.

North Dakota

N.D.

New Jersey

N.J.

New Mexico

N.M.

New York

N.Y.

Nebraska

Neb.

Nevada

Nev.

Oregon

Ore.

Pennsylvania

Pa.

private first class

Pfc.

private

Pvt.

Rhode Island

R.I.

rear admiral

Rear Adm.

spell out these in addresses at all times

Road, Drive, Place, Circle, Lane, Terrace

South Carolina

S.C.

South Dakota

S.D.

seaman

Seaman

seaman apprentice

Seaman Apprentice

titles that should be abbreviated when appearing before the name include

Sen., Rep., Gov., Lt. Gov., the Rev., Dr., and police and military titles

sergeant first class

Sgt. 1st Class

sergeant major

Sgt. Maj.

specialist four

Spec. 4

technical sergeant

Tech. Sgt.

Tennessee

Tenn.

Virginia

Va.

vice admiral

Vice Adm.

Vermont

Vt.

West Virginia

W. Va.

Washington

Wash.

Wisconsin

Wis.

Wyoming

Wyo.

datelines

a geographic identifier at the beginning of a news article. The name of a city, town, or military base is followed by an abbreviation of a state name

United States/United Nations

abbreviate in titles and when used as adjectives, spell out when used as a noun

versus

abbreviate to vs.

time zones

abbreviate when used with a specific time; spell out when specific time is not given

Fort

always spell out

Days of the week

do not abbreviate

president, vice president, association, detective, department, deputy, assistant, commandant, manager, general manager, secretary, treasurer, professor, district attorney, attorney general, superintendent, Christmas

do not abbreviate

Mr., Miss, Ms. and Mrs.

do not use except in direct quotations or when people share same last names

state abbreviations

follows the name of a city, town, or military base when used as a dateline or with short-form identification of a political party affiliation

abbreviations that do not involve proper names

lowercase, those that spell words take periods

January, February, August, September, October, November, December

months that are abbreviated

Professional titles

normally used on first mention either before or following the name

days of the week

not abbreviated

Full names are only used

once upon first mention

an abbreviated title should always be

placed before a full name

do not abbreviate

president, vice president, assistant, christmas, manager, general manager, secretary, commandant, deputy, association, detective, department, treasurer, professor, district attorney, attorney general, superintendent

state names in the bodies of stories

spell out

all titles after the name or standing alone should be

spelled out and lowercase

Abbreviate months when

used with a calendar date, a days date


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