Tone Indicators can be used to express tones or emotions in online messages, and are usually appended to a message.
| Tone Indicator | Meaning |
|---|---|
| /! | surprise or excitement |
| /? | confusion |
| /?! | excited or surprised question |
| /a | alterous |
| /aff | affectionate |
| /ay | at you |
| /c | copypasta (something copied and pasted everywhere) |
| /cb | clickbait |
| /cj | coping joke |
| /con | concerned |
| /cr | cringey |
| /crit | being critical / giving criticism |
| /cur | curious |
| /cwh | coping with humour |
| /dkm | don’t kill me (used with opinions or some jokes) |
| /dr | don’t reply |
| /e | embarrassed OR excited |
| /f | fake |
| /fex | for example |
| /fl | flirting |
| /g | genuine statement |
| /g or /gen | genuine / genuine statement / genuine question |
| /gen | genuine question |
| /hj | half joking |
| /hlh | half lighthearted |
| /hs | half sarcastic |
| /hs or /iw | headspace / innerworld |
| /hsrs | half serious |
| /hyp | hyperbole |
| /i or /ir | ironic |
| /ij | inside joke |
| /j | joke or joking |
| /l or /ly or /lyr | lyrics |
| /lh | light hearted |
| /li | literal / literally |
| /lj or /lhj | light (hearted) joke |
| /lu | little upset |
| /ly | lyrics |
| /m | metaphor / metaphorically OR mocking |
| /met | metaphorical |
| /mhly | misheard lyrics |
| /mj | mostly or mainly joking |
| /ms | mostly sarcastic OR meatspace / the physical world |
| /msrs | mostly serious |
| /nav | not a vent |
| /nay | not at you |
| /nb | not bragging |
| /nbh | for when you're vagueposting or venting, but it's directed at nobody here (none of your followers) |
| /nbr | not being rude |
| /nc or /neg | negative connotation |
| /neg | negative connotation |
| /neu | neutral / neutral connotation |
| /nf or /nfta | not forcing / not forced to answer |
| /nm | not mad |
| /non | nonsense |
| /ns | not sure |
| /npa | not passive-aggressive |
| /nsb | not sub-posting (refers to someone without mentioning them) |
| /nsrs | not serious |
| /nsx or /nx or /ns | no |
| /ot | off topic |
| /pa | passive-aggressive |
| /p | platonic |
| /p or /pl | platonic (intimate, not |
| /pc or /pos | positive connotation |
| /pf | playful |
| /pos | positive connotation |
| /pr | parental |
| /pw | physical world |
| /q or /quo | quote |
| /r | romantic |
| /ref | reference |
| /rh or /rt | rhetorical question |
| /rp | roleplay |
| /s or /sarc | sarcastic / sarcasm |
| /srs | serious |
| /st | still thinking |
| /sx or /x | |
| /t | teasing |
| /tfj | 3/4 joking |
| /th | threat |
| /tic | tics |
| /ui | unironic |
| /vu | very upset |
| /wp | wrong proxy |