a list of e-mail sign-offs

Recently, an article from The New York Times discussed the etiquette surrounding e-mail sign-offs. One man quoted in the article mentioned that he disliked the sign-off “Best,” because he felt “he had been snubbed.” This article got me thinking about how I sign-off my own e-mails, as I can often write upwards of a 100 e-mails a day to both professional and personal acquaintances. I was disappointed that the article did not list a wide array of sign-offs that could be used, so I searched for a list of sign-offs to reference if I wanted to spice up the endings of my emails. And while the article was widely mentioned by blogs, and some great suggestions were listed in the comment section here, I couldn’t find a decent list of suggested email sign-offs, so I am compiling one here. Roughly categorized by type of sign-offs, this list is certainly not inclusive, but could be used as a way to diversify if you are getting bored with the same old sign-off.

The formal sign-offs:

• (Yours) faithfully,
• (Yours) truly,
• (Yours) sincerely,
• (With) (Warm/Kind/Best) Regards,
• (With) Best wishes,
• Kindly,
• Respectfully,
• (All the) (very) Best,
• Cordially,
• Have a nice day/weekend/(insert holiday here)

The informal sign-offs:

• From,
• See ya,
• Take care,
• See you soon,
• Talk soon
• Thanks,
• Later,
• Warmly,
• Bye,
• Yours,

The UK style sign-offs (apparently care should be taken if you are not from the UK in using these):

• Cheers,
• Ta,
• Toodles,

The close friends/family/lovers sign-offs:

• Forever,
• Love,
• Lots of love,
• Hugs,
• Kisses,
• Fondly,
• xoxo

The foreign language signoffs:

• Ciao,
• Hasta,
• Adiós,
• Merci,
• Salut,
• Au revoir,
• Arigato,
• Gracias,

And the super informal and silly (again, care may be warranted when using these sign-offs):

• Rock on
• Peace
• Peace out,
• Over and out,
• (insert name here)