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How to Tweet

A Tweet may contain photos, GIFs, videos, links, and text.

Looking for information on how to Tweet at someone? Check out our article about how to post replies and mentions on Twitter.

How to Tweet
Step 1

Select the Tweet compose icon 

Step 2

You can include up to 4 types of photos, a GIF, or a video (and up to 4 total media items, e.g. 2 photos, 1 GIF, and 1 video) in your Tweet. 

Step 3

Compose your message (up to 280 characters) and select Tweet.

Step 1

Select the Tweet compose icon 

Step 2

You can include up to 4 types of photos, a GIF, or a video (and up to 4 total media items, e.g. 2 photos, 1 GIF, and 1 video) in your Tweet. 

Step 3

Enter your message (up to 280 characters), and then select Tweet.

Step 4

A notification will appear in the status bar on your device and will go away once the Tweet successfully sends.

Step 1

Type your Tweet (up to 280 characters) into the compose box at the top of your Home timeline, or select the Tweet button in the navigation bar.

Step 2

You can include up to 4 photos, a GIF, or a video in your Tweet. 

Step 3

Select the Tweet button to post the Tweet to your profile.

To save a draft of your Tweet, select the X icon in the top left corner of the compose box, then select Save. To schedule your Tweet to be sent at a later date/time, select the calendar icon at the bottom of the compose box and make your schedule selections, then select Confirm. To access your drafts and scheduled Tweets, select Unsent Tweets from the Tweet compose box.
How to create a longer Tweet
Longer Tweets are a Twitter Blue feature that can be created the same way a regular Tweet would be
Step 1

Select the Tweet compose icon 

Step 2

You can include photos, a GIF, or a video (and up to 4 total media items, e.g. 2 photos, 1 GIF, and 1 video) in your Tweet

Step 3

Compose your message. When you reach 280 characters, the word count will switch from tracking your progress around the perimeter of the circle icon to filling it

Step 4

Once you’ve finished writing (up to 4,000 characters), select Tweet

You can learn more about Twitter Blue here.
Longer Tweets are a Twitter Blue feature that can be created the same way a regular Tweet would be
Step 1

Select the Tweet compose icon 

Step 2

You can include photos, a GIF, or a video (and up to 4 total media items, e.g. 2 photos, 1 GIF, and 1 video) in your Tweet

Step 3

Compose your message. When you reach 280 characters, the word count will switch from tracking your progress around the perimeter of the circle icon to filling it

Step 4

Once you’ve finished writing (up to 4,000 characters), select Tweet

Step 5

A notification will appear in the status bar on your device and will go away once the Tweet successfully sends

You can learn more about Twitter Blue here.
Longer Tweets are a Twitter Blue feature that can be created the same way a regular Tweet would be
Step 1

Type your Tweet (up to 4000 characters) into the compose box at the top of your Home timeline, or select the Tweet button in the navigation bar

Step 2

When you reach 280 characters, the word count will switch from tracking your progress around the perimeter of the circle icon to filling it

Step 3

You can include up to 4 photos, a GIF, or a video in your Tweet

Step 4

Select the Tweet button to post the Tweet to your profile

You can learn more about Twitter Blue here.
 
Tweet source labels

Tweet source labels help you better understand how a Tweet was posted. This additional information provides context about the Tweet and its author. If you don’t recognize the source, you may want to learn more to determine how much you trust the content.

 

  1. Click on a Tweet to go to the Tweet details page.
  2. At the bottom of the Tweet, you’ll see the label for the source of the account’s Tweet. For example, Twitter for iPhone, Twitter for Android, or Twitter for Web.
  3. Tweets containing the Twitter for Advertisers label indicate they are created through the Twitter Ads Composer and not whether they are paid content or not. Paid content contains a Promoted badge across all ad formats.
  4. In some cases you may see a third-party client name, which indicates the Tweet came from a non-Twitter application. Authors sometimes use third-party client applications to manage their Tweets, manage marketing campaigns, measure advertising performance, provide customer support, and to target certain groups of people to advertise to. Third-party clients are software tools used by authors and therefore are not affiliated with, nor do they reflect the views of, the Tweet content. Tweets and campaigns can be directly created by humans or, in some circumstances, automated by an application. Visit our partners page for a list of common third-party sources.


Deleting Tweets

 

  • Read about how to delete a Tweet.
  • Note that you can only delete your own Tweets.
  • You cannot delete Tweets which were posted by other accounts. Instead, you can unfollow, block or mute accounts whose Tweets you do not want to receive.
  • Read about how to delete or undo a Retweet.
     

Keyboard shortcuts 

 

The following are a list of keyboard shortcuts to use on twitter.com.
 

Actions

  • n  =  new Tweet
  • l  =  like
  • r  =  reply
  • t  =  Retweet
  • m  =  Direct Message
  • u  =  mute account
  • b  =  block account
  • enter  =  open Tweet details
  • o   =  expand photo
  • /  =  search
  • cmd-enter | ctrl-enter  =  send Tweet
     

Navigation

  • ?  =  full keyboard menu
  • j  =  next Tweet
  • k  =  previous Tweet
  • space  =  page down
  • .  =  load new Tweets
     

Timelines
 

  • g and h  =  Home timeline
  • g and o  =  Moments
  • g and n  =  Notifications tab
  • g and r  =  Mentions
  • g and p  =  profile 
  • g and l  =  likes tab
  • g and i  =  lists tab
  • g and m  =  Direct Messages
  • g and s  =  Settings and privacy
  • g and u  =  go to someone’s profile

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