About

HTN is a looksmaxxing slang term meaning High Tier Normie, which is part of the PSL scale that the community uses to grade and categorize people's looks into various groups. The abbreviation notably uses the slang normie, meaning an individual who is deemed "normal." The term appeared online as early as 2019, spreading from forums to platforms like TikTok throughout the 2020s.

Additional abbreviated slang within the community related to HTN includes LTN (low-tier normie) and MTN (mid-tier normie), which are typically reserved for males. Female versions, such as HTB or high-tier Becky, are also used by the community, which swap the "N" or "normie" in the terms for the slang "Becky."

Origin

The exact first use of the slang abbreviation and term HTN, or high-tier normie, is unknown, but the earliest known example of it appearing on the Looksmax.org^[1] forums comes from the user balding17yomanletcel, who rated someone inquiring about their looks as an HTN, stating, "Htn go out slay."

HTN and other abbreviation slang from the looksmaxxing community and its PSL scale continued to spread online over the following years, with many users posting guides explaining the term and ranking.

For example, on September 6th, 2023, Looksmax^[3] user emeraldglass posted a guide, titled "A Concise Guide for Evaluating PSL Ratings and Male Beauty Characteristics," covering the entire PSL rating system, which included HTN and examples of people they believed to be within the group.

On December 24th, 2023, Looksmax^[2] user tvhd replied to another user asking about HTN with a list of various terms and explanations for the PSL scale^[3] used to rate people within the looksmaxxing community, writing:

1-3/10 – Incel
4/10 – Low tier normie (LTN)
5/10 – Mid tier normie (MTN)
6/10 – High tier normie (HTN)
7/10 – Chadlite
8/10 – Chad
9/10 – GigaChad

Spread

The slang term HTN continued to spread to other social media platforms throughout the 2020s, seeing more widespread usage online by the mid-2020s as looksmaxxing became more well-known on the internet.

On January 20th, 2024, X / Twitter^[4] user deedydas tweeted a thread discussing the Looksmax forums and its community, which included the term HTN, among others. The tweet also featured another guide to the PSL scale used on the forum that notably included the slang HTN with examples of people falling into the category. The post garnered over 61,100 views and 90 likes in two years.

On June 14th, 2024, Redditor CommandoRobot asked for an explanation behind HTN and other related slang on the /r/LooksmaxingAdvice^[5] subreddit, receiving over 160 comments in two years. The top-voted comment from Redditor amiller0419 stated:

its based on a 1-10 scale. A 4 is a LTN (low Tier Normie), 5 MTN (mid tier normie), 6 HTN (high Tier Normie), 7 Chadlite, 8 Chad, 9+ Slayer

HTN has seen significant use on TikTok in the mid-2020s, causing the slang to become increasingly viral. For instance, TikToker coirbenji uploaded a video using the slang term, garnering over 14,700 likes and 250 comments in a year.

HTN is also referenced in various memes and jokes online, particularly amid its increased prevalence on social media during the mid-2020s.

On March 17th, 2025, TikToker^[6] looksmaxxcntr posted a joke inaccurately defining numerous looksmaxxing slang abbreviations, including HTN, receiving over 15,600 likes and 180 comments in roughly a year.

On September 20th, TikTok user psl_acer posted a video of themselves using the term and calling themselves a "true HTN," garnering over 7,500 likes and 250 comments in four months.

On October 13th, 2025, TikToker^[7] mary_xo5 shared a video of a blonde girl that included a guide image on the "BP rating for woman" and the caption, "LTN >>> HTN," receiving over 1,700 likes and 340 comments in three months.

On December 27th, Instagram^[8] user ayesomaxxing shared another example of the PSL scale with a visual guide, including an example of HTN, accumulating over 5,400 likes and 130 comments in two weeks.

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