Whether or not they were neurodivergent, interviewees explicitly mentioned that tone indicators were used to help neurodivergent individuals interpret their messages. Some participants also provided tone indicators as a form of reassurance and clarity, because they felt they were protecting themselves from other people misinterpreting their text, or finding their phrasing blunt, rude, or dismissive. Some felt that tone indicators helped them articulate emotions that they themselves had difficulty explaining in words.