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What is Tone?
A variation in the pitch of the voice while speaking that indicates a speakers intentions in a message.According to Cambridge Dictionary - "a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts"What are Tone Indicators?
Tone indicators are symbols used in text to clarify the emotional tone or intention of a messageWhy Use Tone Indicators?
Tone indicators help convey emotions and intentions in text, which are often lost in online communication due to the lack of non-verbal cues. Some people, especially neurodivergents, have trouble understanding and conveying tone over text, which can create misunderstanding. Tone tags can aid in avoiding this.What does "neurodivergent" mean?"Neurodivergent" ("ND") refers to individuals with different mental or neurological functions compared to the norm. It encompasses conditions like ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and more.When and Where to Use Tone Tags?
Use tone indicators when a message's tone is ambiguous or you want to ensure your tone can't be misinterpreted. Tone indicators can be used in any form of text-based communication, including social media, messaging, and emails!How to Use Tone Indicators
Tone indicators are placed at the end of a sentence!!Example:
I love you/p
Wow, thanks!/sarc
Wow, thanks!/genWho Can Use Tone Indicators?
Tone indicators are meant for everyone. While they initially served to help neurodivergent people, anyone can use them!!Cautionary Considerations
- Avoid mocking tone tags; they are necessary for some
- Tone indicators should not excuse rude behavior
- Include tone indicators in your original post for better visibility.
- Do not misuse tone tags to confuse or mislead others
- Use only the tone tags you find useful and respect others' choices
- Be patient with misunderstandings and politely explain when needed
- Not all neurodivergent individuals need or want tone indicators; respect their preferences

Tag	Indicated tone
/a or /aff	affectionate
/adm	admiration
/aes	aesthetic (attraction)
/agg	aggressive
/alt	alternative
/alter	alter specific
/am	actually mad
/amh	at my headmates
/amu	amused
/ang	angry
/ann	annoyed
/anx or /anxi	anxious
/ao	an order
/ap or /apo	apology
/apa or /apath	apathetic
/appr	appreciation
/ar	a rant
/ars	alterous
/att	ask to tag*
/av	a vent
/ay	at you
/b	bitter
/ba	bantering
/bit	bitter
/bitsw	bittersweet
/bm or /bdm	body memories
/br	bragging
/c or /copy	copypasta
/ca	caring
/cb	clickbait
/cel	celebratory
/cfc	censored for comfort
/ci	caring intent
/cj	coping joke
/cm	calm(ly)
/cnh	character not headmate
/co or /conc	concerned
/coll	collective
/cf	comforting
/com or /comp	complaining
/con	contradicting
/cont	continued*
/cr	cringey
/cu or /cur or /curi	curious
/cwh	coping with humor
/d or /dram	dramatic
/day	directed at you
/der	derogatory
/dev	devious/devilish
/dir	direct
/disr	disrespectfully
/dkm	don't kill me*
/dnc	do not comment
/dni	do not interact
/dp	deadpan
/dr or /nr	do not reply
/e or /emb	embarrassed
/ebh	everybody here
/edu	educational
/em	empathizing
/eth	empty threat
/ex	exaggerating
/exa or /fexa	(for) example
/exci	excited
/exo	exo memories
/exp	explanation
/f	fake
/fb	flashback
/fic	fiction
/fl	flirting
/fm or /fam	familial
/fo or /for	forced
/fos	figure of speech
/fr	friendly
/frj	friendly joking
/frt	friendly teasing
/fru	frustrated
/fx	flex
/g or /gen	genuine
/gb	gibberish
/gc or /genc	genuine confusion
/genap	genuine apology
/gene or /genep	genuine explanation
/gent or /gentle	gentle or gently
/grq or /genrq	genuine request
/gs	general statement
/gensg or /gensugg	genuine suggestion
/gq or /genq	genuine question
/gy	general you
/h	helpful intent
/hap	happy
/hav	half a vent
/hc	headcanon
/hj	half joking
/hjov	half jokingly overreacting
/hjpr	half jokingly prideful
/hlh	half light-hearted
/hnc	headmate not character
/hpr	half prideful
/hs	half sarcastic
/hsd	half self-deprecating
/hsrs	half serious
/hsp	headspace
/ht	half teasing
/hvy	heavy topic
/hy or /hyb or /hyp	hyperbole
/i	ironic
/ij	inside joke
/imo	in my opinion
/in or /info	information*
/ind	indirect
/irr or /irre	irrelevant
/intpun	pun intended
/isys	in system
/iw	innerworld*
/iwiwj	I wish i was joking
/iyc	if you're comfortable
/j	joking
/jai	just an idea
/jav	just a vent
/ji	joking insult
/jk	just kidding
/jov	jokingly overreacting
/jpr	jokingly prideful
/jq	joke question
/js	just saying
/jw	just wondering
/key	keysmash*
/kin	In ref to a kin
/kmed	In ref to/discussing a kin media
/kmem	In ref to/discussing a kin memory
/kys	"keep yourself safe"
/l or /ly or /lyr	lyrics
/la	laughing
/lh	light-hearted
/lhj	light-hearted joke
/lhs	light-hearted sarcasm
/lht	light-hearted teasing
/li	literal
/lil	little space / regressed
/lm	a little mad
/lo	longingly
/lu	a little upset
/lv	lovingly
/lw	a little worried
/m	meme
/mad	mad
/met	metaphor(ical)
/ma	messing around
/mani	manifesting
/md	melodramatic
/mhly	misheard lyrics
/misch	mischievous
/mj	major joke*
/moj	mostly joking
/ms	mostly sarcastic
/msrs	mostly serious
/n or /neu	neutral connotation
/na	not aggressive or angry
/naa	not asking anyone or not at anyone
/naah	not at anyone here
/nabr	not a brag
/nafx	not a flex
/nai	not an insult
/nam	not actually mad
/nao	not an order
/naq	not a question
/nar	not a rant
/nau	not actually upset
/nav	not a vent
/nay	not at you
/nb	not bad
/nbh	nobody here
/nbr	not being rude
/nbs	nobody specific
/nbv	not being violent
/nbyk	nobody you know
/nc	not condescending
/nc or /neg	negative connotation
/ncb	not clickbait
/ncm	not comparing or not competing
/ncr	not creepy
/ndaah	not directed at anyone here
/nerv	nervous
/nf	not forced or not fake
/nfl	not flirting
/nfta	not forced to answer
/ng	not genuine
/ngs	not genuine suggestion
/ngt	not guilt tripping
/nh	not hostile
/nha	not hating
/nhyp	not a hyperbole
/nisys	not in system
/nj	not joking
/nli	not literal
/nm or /nmu	not mad/upset
/nmay	not mad at you
/non	nonsense
/np	not pushing, no pressure, or no problem
/npa	not passive aggressive
/npi	no pun intended
/npr	not prideful
/nptf	not pushing to front
/nr	no reply
/ns	not sarcasm or not sad or not sure
/nt	not teasing
/ns or /nx or /nsx	no sexual intent
/nsb or /nst	not subtweeting
/nsd	not self-deprecating
/nsrs	not serious
/nsrsq	not serious question
/nstim or /nstm	negative stimming
/nsu	doesn't want/need support
/nt or /nth	not a threat
/ntar	not targeted
/nu	not upset
/nv	non-verbal
/nw	not weird
/nwa	no wrong answer
/ny	not yelling
/nyf	not your fault
/ob or /obs	observation
/od or /odra	overdramatic
/of or /ot	off topic
/opn	opinion
/osys	out of system/not in system
/ot	off topic
/oti	ok to interact
/otl	ok to laugh
/otr	ok to ask for reassurance
/outr	outraged
/ovs	oversimplification
/ovt or /ovth	overthinking
/ow	outerworld
/p or /pl or /plat	platonic
/pa	passive-aggressive
/par	parental
/para	paraphrasing
/pc or /pos	positive connotation
/pf	playful
/pfl	platonic flirting
/pi	please interact
/pl	please laugh
/pla	plaintive
/pm	playfully mad
/pr	prideful
/psd or /psdo	pseudo memories
/psl or psla	please laugh
/pstim or /pstm	positive stimming
/pth	playful threat
/pwr	Ping when responding/replying
/pun	pun
/q	question
/qu	quote
/qj	quarter joking
/qp	queer platonic
/r	romantic
/ra	random
/ram	rambling
/rat	random thought
/rc	reality check
/ref	reference
/rel	relieved
/res	respectfully
/rh or /rt or /ret or /rhe or /rtq	rhetorical question
/rp	roleplay
/s or /sar or /sarc	sarcasm
/safe	safe*
/sann	slightly annoyed
/sb or /sbtw	subtweeting
/sbh	somebody here
/sd	self-deprecating
/sens	sensual intent
/sg or /sug	suggestion
/shdfd*	Schadenfreude
/sin	sincerely
/sil or /silly	silly
/slil	slightly little space / regressed
/slur	slur*
/spds	stop, please don't stop [stop /nsrs]
/srs	serious
/st	self-teasing
/st or /state	statement
/sta	source talk
/stim	stim(ming)
/su	supportive
/sv	soft vent
/sverb	semi-verbal
/sw or /switch	switch
/sym	sympathizing
/sympt	symptom
/sys	system*
/sysij	system inside joke
/t	teasing
/tan	tangent
/tfj	¾ joking
/th or /thr	threat
/thj	jokingly threatening
/ti	tired
/tic	tic*
/tq	typing quirk
/tr	true
/ts	to self
/tsnc	there is no context
/ttms	talking to myself
/tys	typing stim
/u or /up or /ups	upset
/ui	unironic
/uil	using i lightly
/unin	unintentional
/unr or /unre	unrelated
/v or /vio	violent
/vague	vague
/vann	very annoyed
/vm	very mad
/vneg	very negative
/vpos	very positive
/vsrs	very serious
/vs	vocal stim
/vu	very upset
/vw	very worried
/w	warmth
/w or /wd or /wor or /worr	worried
/wc	with consent
/wh	whine
/wp	wrong proxy
/wsu	wants or needs support
/x or /sx or /xxx	sexual intent
/! or /e or /exc or /exci	excited
/? or /con or /conf	confused
/?!	excited or surprised question

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/att (ask to tag) - ask the person for a tone tag if you need one or think one should be added for clarification
/cont (continued) - whatever is being said is continued in the next post, comment, etc.
/dkm (don't kill me) - used with some opinions or jokes
/in or /info (information) - used when coining a (typically lgbtq+) term or when discussing info
/iw (inner world) - used by systems when referring to their inner worlds
/key (keysmash) - used to differenciate between a keysmash & a code
/mj (major joke) - used like /j but with more emphasis
/safe - not really a tone indicator, it's just saying that the thread or post doesn't have like gore or anything in it
/shdfd (schadenfreude) - when someone gets gets called out and someone who is using that tone tag feels satisfaction from it
/slur - words that aren't actually slurs but are jokingly treated as such
/sys (system) - for systems only; used when saying something that's not directed at anyone outside of the system
/tic - used when something was typed accidentally because of a tic