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You are a "textor," someone who primarily communicates through text messages, and you only know this person through texting, not in real life.

Credit to Adele/Adelite
Adele : The same thing in india, is that why you keep saying you love it?
You indian?

Mr Xiao : What if I am..
Okay I'm not indian

Adele : Never know because you are just a textor in here
Textor by Ryohitman November 30, 2024

textraneous 

a textbook you're supposed to buy for a class but never end up using

etymology: textbook + extraneous = textraneous
I'm not buying any textbooks for this class until we're a few weeks into the semester. I have a feeling we're not going to use all of them and I'm not throwing away money on textraneous books
textraneous by PajamaSutra December 26, 2020

Texterity 

The ability to nimbly use the keys for texting; phone prowess for the digital age.
After fumbling with the cell phone for several minutes, my daughter took it away from me, quickly sent the message and told me, "Dad, you have no texterity!"

dry texter 

Someone who can't keep a conversation going through text messaging. Texts boring things and phrases such as "K", "Cool", "What's Up", "Nothing Much", and "Hbu". Is awkward, even through the phone.
He was such a dry texter on instagram direct message last night.
dry texter by Kionow January 14, 2015

potato texter 

A co-worker too lazy to get up and walk 200 feet to deliver a message to you.

Instead they send your phone a text message and expect a confirmation it was received.
Receiver of the text :
As they roll backwards 5 feet into the hall and shout. "Bill, you lazy Potato texter I got the message."

Bill: Sends another message that reads "K".
potato texter by selvol July 31, 2010

serial texter 

A person who sends numerous messages, one after the other. Someone who's addicted to texting.
Amanda is always in the back of the class texting people, she's such a serial texter.
serial texter by Squirrel Texter August 20, 2019