Tues

Units & Measurements abbreviation · Day of the Week

Tues
Stands forTuesday
CategoriesUnits & Measurements

Tues stands for Tuesday, a day of the week abbreviation.

A four-letter abbreviation for Tuesday, common in handwritten notes, newspapers, event listings and informal writing on both sides of the Atlantic, where it reads more naturally than Tue.

Example: Book club meets Tues at 7 at the library.

Usage notes

The Chicago Manual of Style lists Tues. and Thurs. among accepted forms, while AP limits tables to three letters (Tue, Thu). Periods (Tues.) are usual in American writing and often dropped in British usage. College schedules shorten Tuesday further to T or Tu.

More day of the week abbreviations

  • F – Friday (schedule code)
  • Fri – Friday
  • M – Monday (schedule code)
  • Mon – Monday
  • MWF – Monday, Wednesday, Friday
  • R – Thursday (schedule code)
  • S – Saturday (schedule code)
  • Sa – Saturday
  • Sat – Saturday
  • Su – Sunday
  • Sun – Sunday
  • T – Tuesday (schedule code)

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