Digital Tone Styles
what does typographical tone refers to?
How writing looks and how writing sounds
What does ALL CAPS usually feel like?
yelling or screaming
What tone do exclamation marks create?
Excitement or urgency
What emotion does “Okay?” show?
Confusion
What are the things we rely on to show tone in writing?
Punctuation and formatting
What does repeating letters (like “heyyy”) show?
More emotion
What tone can question marks sometimes suggest besides asking a question?
Confusion or annoyance
Rewrite “I can’t talk right now” to sound excited.
“I CAN’T TALK RIGHT NOW!!!”
Why do younger people use line breaks?
They grew up with texting/digital devices
Which is stronger: “no”, “No”, or “NO”?
NO
Compare: “Okay.” vs “Okay!” and what’s the difference?
Okay.” is serious/annoyed; “Okay!” is excited
Rewrite “hey” to sound more emotional.
heyyyy or HEY!!!