tone indicators.com

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by katie

what are tone indicators?

  • tone indicators are acronyms that indicates how a message or tweet is perceived

  • tweets and messages can be perceived differently by anyone, a majority being neurodivergent

when & why should you use tone indicators?

  • ex. " you're so annoying "

  • that sentence can distinguished in different tones to different people

  • a way to fix this is by adding /srs or /lh, depending on the usage of the text

when & why should you use tone indicators?

  • tone indicators help indicate the intention of a message / tweet for many people, especially the neurodivergent

  • the usage of tone indicators makes interpreting the tone of a text much easier, and helps avoid any miscommunication


  • we use tone indicators when your tone could be misinterpreted / unclear

  • ex. a sarcastic message needs a tone indicator, it is hard for some to differentiate between sarcasm and a serious message

  • however, please don't baby the neurodivergent and use tone indicators when they arent needed. use them when you vaguely tweet

list of tone indicators

  • /j - joking

  • /hj - half-joking

  • /s - sarcasm

  • /srs - serious

  • /p - platonic

  • /r - romantic

  • /l or /ly - lyrics

  • /nm - not mad

  • /t - teasing

  • /neg - negative

  • /pos - positive

  • /nbh - nobody here

  • /lh - lighthearted

  • /c - copypasta

  • /hyp - hyperbole

  • /gen - genuine question

  • /rh - rhetorical question

  • /m - metaphorically

  • /li - literally

  • /sx or /x - sexual intent

  • /nsx or /nx - non-sexual intent

  • /g - genuine

  • /f - fake

  • /th - threat

  • /cb - clickbait

  • /rp - roleplay

  • /dsmp - dream smp

  • /con - concerned

  • /ij - inside joke

  • /q - quote


(all indicators were taken from a master list. i did not decide or make up any tone indicators from this list )