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The pitch, quality, or strength of a sound.
The orchestra did not play well due to its weak tone.
Tone by homelessmanslogcorner September 8, 2025
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tone deaf 

Someone painfully oblivious to social situations and the world at large. Unable to read blatant social cues.
Mayer is so tone deaf he sent fried chicken to vegetarians and asked an atheist his religion. Sigh
tone deaf by bambiandzac March 30, 2021

tone tags 

tone tags are being used all around social media (or maybe it's just my social media, who knows). tone tags help neurodivergent people and people who have trouble conveying the tone of a message over text. you can add these to the end of your sentences to indicate the mood or idea of it. they might seem weird, but it prevents distress from not getting the mood of a message.
/j = joking
/hj = half joking
/s or /sarc = sarcastic / sarcasm
/srs = serious
/lh = light hearted
/ij = inside joke
/t = teasing
/nm = not mad
/nbh = nobody here
/nay = not at you
/g or /gen = genuine / genuine question
/th = threat
/cb = clickbait
/f = fake
/q = quote
/l or /ly = lyrics
/c = copypasta
/m = metaphor / metaphorically
/li = literal / literally
/rt or /rh = rhetorical question
/hyp = hyperbole
/p = platonic
/r = romantic
/sx or /x = s*xual intent
/nsx or /ns = non-s*xual intent
/pc or /pos = positive connotation
/nc or /neg = negative connotation
"lol ur such a loser i cant believe you like jessica smh šŸ™„ /j /s"
"thanks for using tone tags! i would've stopped being friends with you if you were to not indicate the sarcasm!"
tone tags by ben's mop October 29, 2020

tone indicators 

symbols that are put at the begining or the end of a sentence to clarify the intention of the message. some examples are: /j (joking), /srs (being serious), s/ (sarcasm)
why do you use tone indicators? /gen (genuine question)
tone indicators help, for example, neurodivergent people. the use of tone indicators makes it easier for them to interpret the tone of a text and avoid miscommunication
tone indicators by iari96 October 8, 2020

Tone Tags 

Tone tags help convey tone of voice over text. Often used by those who are neurodivergent.

I advise people to use tone tags to prevent future confusion and distress.

Guide:

/j = joking
/hj = half joking
/ij = inside joke
/c = copypasta
/ly = lyrics
/t = teasing
/lh = light-hearted
/s = sarcasm
/rt = rhetorical question
/srs = serious

/g = genuine
/p = platonic
/r = romantic
/neg = negative connotation
/pos = positive connotation
ā€œI love you!!!! /pā€
This could have been read as romantic but the tone tags helps you realize it is platonic love.
Tone Tags by TASTYCHEMICAL September 23, 2020

Tone Indicator 

Tone indicators are used at the end of sentences to show the writers true intent. They are very helpful to neurodivergent people.

Some tone indicators are

/srs = Serious
/j = Joking
/hj = Half joking
/s = sarcastic

/r = Romantic
/p = Platonic
/g or gen = genuine
You're so stupid I hate you /j
I love you /p
You're so cool /s
With out tone indicators, these could have very different meanings /srs