Tones Reference

Commently ships with 24 preset tones and supports unlimited custom tones.

Select a tone in the Settings page to set your default, or change it per-comment

directly on the LinkedIn page.

Preset Tones

Icon	Name	Description
👔	Professional	Formal and serious — ideal for professional environments
😊	Casual	Relaxed and conversational — friendly and approachable
✨	Inspirational	Uplifting and motivating — encourages and empowers
😂	Humorous	Light-hearted and witty — makes the reader smile
🤗	Empathetic	Compassionate and supportive — shows understanding
📚	Informative	Clear and educational — adds factual value
🧐	Critical	Thoughtful critique — constructive and respectful feedback
📊	Analytical	Logical and data-driven — clear reasoning and evidence
🎉	Enthusiastic	Energetic — conveys excitement and strong interest
🗣️	Persuasive	Compelling — aims to convince with strong arguments
💭	Reflective	Introspective — shares personal reflections or insights
🙂	Friendly	Warm and approachable — builds rapport with the reader
🌞	Optimistic	Positive — focuses on benefits and good outcomes
🌧️	Pessimistic	Cautious — highlights potential drawbacks or concerns
⚖️	Neutral	Impartial — presents information objectively without bias
🛡️	Authoritative	Confident — conveys expertise and commands respect
🤝	Conciliatory	Peace-making — eases tensions and finds common ground
❓	Questioning	Inquisitive — poses thoughtful questions to spark discussion
📖	Narrative	Storytelling — engages through brief anecdotes
👍	Supportive	Affirming — encourages and backs the original poster
🚧	Cautious	Measured — careful consideration, avoids definitive statements
🌟	Visionary	Imaginative — focuses on future possibilities
🤔	Disagreement	Respectful — presents a differing opinion constructively
✅	Agreement	Affirming — expresses concurrence with the original post

Custom Tones

You can create your own tones in Settings → 🎭 Comment Tones → Create Custom Tone.

Fields

Field	Required	Description
Icon	Yes	Emoji shown in the tone pill
Name	Yes	Displayed in the tone bar (max 30 chars)
Description	No	Tooltip shown on hover
Tone Instruction Prompt	Yes	Sent to the AI to shape the comment style

Example Custom Tone

Name: Thought Leader Icon: 💡 Description: Bold, forward-thinking style that challenges assumptions Prompt: Write in a bold, thought-leadership style that challenges conventional thinking, offers a unique perspective, and invites the reader to reflect or engage further.

Tips for Writing Prompts

Be specific about the style ("use short punchy sentences")
Mention what to include ("always ask a question at the end")
Mention what to avoid ("don't use corporate jargon")
Keep prompts under 100 words

How Tones Are Applied

The selected tone's prompt is appended to the AI's system instruction:

You are a LinkedIn comment writer. Output ONLY the comment text itself... Tone instruction: [your tone prompt here]