I went to wikipedia looking for the symbol/abbreviation for ton. t would be ambiguous since there is both a short ton and a long ton, which mean two different weights.

I cannot find a standard abbreviation to eliminate this ambiguity. Granted, "ton", as a word, is so short you wouldn't need to abbreviate it. Yet, by itself, it is not clear to which type of ton you're referring.

I was able to find abbreviations for all other units except for short ton and long ton. I'm hoping someone here knows what the proper abbreviations are.


Look here: https://www.weightconversions.org/abbreviations.htm

In the US:
The US customary ton (short ton) is abbreviated t or sh.tn. or sh.t.
The British imperial ton (long ton) is abbreviated l.tn. or l.t.
The metric ton (tonne) is abbreviated t or mt or MT

In most other countries:
The metric ton (tonne) is abbreviated t