> A **tone indicator** or **tone tag** is a symbol attached to a sentence or message sent in a textual form, such as over the [internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet "Internet"), to explicitly state the [intonation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intonation_(linguistics) "Intonation (linguistics)") or intent of the message, especially when it may be otherwise ambiguous. Tone indicators start with a '[/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki// "/")', followed by a short series of letters, usually a shortening of another word. Examples include '/j', meaning 'joking', '/srs', meaning 'serious', or '/s', meaning 'sarcastic'. |tone indicator|meaning| |---|---| |/j|joking| |/hj|half-joking| |/s|sarcastic| |/gen or /g|genuine| |/srs|serious| |/nsrs|non-serious| |/pos or /pc|positive connotation| |/neu|neutral connotation| |/neg or /nc|negative connotation| |/p|platonic| |/r|romantic| |/c|copypasta| |/l or /ly|lyrics| |/lh|light-hearted| |/nm|not mad| |/lu|a little upset| |/nbh|for when you're vagueposting or venting, but it's directed at **nobody here** (none of your followers)| |/nsb|not subtweeting| |/sx or /x|sexual intent| |/nsx or /nx|non-sexual intent| |/rh or /rt|rhetorical question| |/t|teasing| |/ij|inside joke| |/m|metaphorically| |/li|literally| |/hyp|hyperbole| |/f|fake| |/th|threat| |/cb|clickbait| https://toneindicators.carrd.co/#masterlist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone_indicator