Y/N
Y/N has 2 meanings
- 1.Your name
- 2.Yes or no?
Your name
Example
As you enter the party, you hear Kris cry out, 'Y/N, you made it!' Your heart goes all aflutter
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Seasoned reader-insert fan fiction readers know that Y/N stands for "your name." When reading reader-insert fan fiction, readers are encouraged to pretend they are the story's main character. Because different readers have different names, reader-insert fan fiction often uses Y/N in place of the main character's name, allowing readers to mentally replace Y/N with their own name in dialogue and descriptions.
Reader-insert fan fiction has existed for decades but, according to Fanlore.org, the Y/N convention originated sometime around 2011. Some fanfic writers may still use a long underscore or [Name] in place of Y/N, but Y/N is now the most common substitute for a main character's name in reader-insert fan fiction.