A tone tag is an explanation of the context of a message online. These are often used for neurodivergent
people who struggle to understand tone when they are not face to face. They are mostly used on instagram in the autistic community.
/j =
joke/joking
/hj = half joking
/s or /sarc = sarcastic
/srs = serious
/ij = inside
joke
/nm = not mad
/nf = not forced/forcing
/lh = light hearted
/t = teasing
/g or /gen = genuine/genuine question
/nay = not at you
/
m = metaphor
“he was over the moon /
m”
“i’
m so pissed right now /nay”
“omg that’s so
funny /sarc”
“you look amazing /gen /srs”
“i don’t understand, could you please use tone tags for me to know if it’s serious or sarcastic?”