[Hadarai5]

I've never seen Mtr, sqm or gr. Even as a child, I knew the short of those unit names.

[soco]

Maybe they mean "when using the metric system as an American"...

[LordHeini]

It is highly language dependent.

In Germany you will sometimes see Qm for "Quadratmeter" (m²).

[n_plus_1_acc]

Mostly in lowercase, especially when talking about apartments or houses

[proofrock]

Same in Italy, mq.

[LinAGKar]

I have seen usage of kvm (kvadratmeter) in Sweden

[ndsipa_pomu]

Like we need another overload of "kvm"

(Kernel Virtual Machine in Linux or Keyboard Video Monitor in server switching kit)

[lobochrome]

sqm instead of m^2 is also just a way of typing it on a mobile keyboard.

[setopt]

I’m more used to seeing “m2” on mobile, but it’s probably different between regions.

[jeroenhd]

More people seem to find the ² on mobile keyboards than they do on desktop keyboards. It's still rather uncommon, though.

If anything, I would've expected phone keyboards to turn m2 into m².

[readthenotes1]

A gr (grain) is an antiquated measurement apothecaries used