Tone indicators and the ever-evolving quest to clarify what we're saying online

The New York Times has a piece on "tone indicators" — a growing trend on the Intertubes to use short-forms that clarify the emotional tone of an utterance.

This tweet by @CosmicSky0_o, cited by the Times, has a good summary of some of the more-common tone indicators …

Here's a list of tone indicators just in case anyone needs them.

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