Question. Do people still use high key and lowkey in 2024?

Low-key is still a reasonably common term. I've never heard anyone say high-key in my life.

I think it’s very common amongst younger people! I’m in college and everyone I know uses lowkey

I still use low key in casual conversation. "I low key think it's cool to use low key in casual conversation even in 2025." "We're keeping the celebrations low key this year. We're not feeling too festive." This is all to say that I wouldn't say this in an essay or for work.

High-key is a common photographic term meaning a style that uses bright, even lighting to minimize contrast and shadows.

Low kay is often used. High key and low key are both film lighting terms. I've never heard "high key" used outside of the imaging industry.

Hey you all ! Would you help a french to understand what Low Key is meaning in a discussion, please?

I don’t know. You would have to time travel to find out. 😉 But in seriousness, I’ve never heard anyone say “highkey”. I do still frequently hear “lowkey”.

yes

yes. and continues to be in 2025 as well.

Yes! I use lowkey all the time. Probably too much 😂. I probably only use high key every once in a while though.

What calendar are you using?

This is AAVE and yes probably more common in millennials and older people but yeah it’s been in use for years ime

Sooo many people use low key, and high school/college kids use high key.

i guess yes especially low key

Yes. It’s not just slang, it’s AAVE. Although I don’t really hear high key, only ironically 

I use lowkey all the time

I use both regularly. Sometimes half ironically. My favorite is to say “I lowkey highkey think/want ____” for when you lowkey feel something very strongly

i just used it today i don’t use it often tho

yes to both. ppl saying otherwise are old

Lowkey is a very teenagery thing to say, it’s very common slang in schools

Low-key, {subtle, low visibility, under the radar) sure. Rarely if ever heard "high-key". (As a musician I've used "high key" (no hyphen) when referring to pitch register.

Gen Z here, I certainly do. Not very often but I never did use it very often.

Hell yeah

Yes, it was used back then

Yes, and other worse retardisms.

Yes. Are you aware that it is 2025 in the English speaking world?