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This research entitled “AN ANALYSIS ON PHATIC FUNCTION IN SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK”. The problems of this study are what are the types of phatic function found in social media Facebook? and what are the roles of phatic function found in social media Facebook. The aims of this study are to find out the types of phatic function found in social media Facebook and the roles of phatic function in social media Facebook. Descriptive qualitative method used in doing this research. The data was taken from Facebook through screenshot the status about phatic function. After analyzing the data, the researcher found three types of phatic function that are mostly used in social media Facebook, they are the Neutral, example : So’e isvery cold ,Self-Oriented, example : You look so handsome and cute as well ,and Other-Oriented, example : Sister, how are you?. Role on phatic function in social media Facebookcommitted in three phases of interaction, they are Opening phases, example : Good morning December, Middle phases, example : I can’t believe , I don’t get internet out here so I have no idea about what happened in world news today and Closing phases , example : I can’t wait to go back to the Philippines.