How do I share a post on Twitter?

Twitter is a popular social media platform that allows users to share short messages called tweets. Tweets can include photos, videos, gifs, and links. One of the main ways to interact on Twitter is by sharing or retweeting posts from other users. When you retweet a post, it shows up in your followers’ timelines and helps spread that tweet to new audiences. This guide will explain the different ways to share posts on Twitter.

Retweeting

The easiest way to share a tweet is to retweet it. Retweeting means you are re-posting another user’s tweet to your own followers. Here’s how to retweet:

1. Find the tweet you want to share and click the retweet icon (two arrows forming a square).
2. The tweet will appear in the text box ready for you to retweet. You can add your own comment before retweeting.
3. Click the retweet button to share the post.

That’s all there is to it! The original tweet will now appear on your profile and in your followers’ timelines with the username of the original tweeter attached. This is a quick and easy way to share content you find valuable, interesting, or entertaining from other accounts you follow.

Quoting Tweets

Another way to share tweets is to quote tweet. This allows you to retweet someone and add your own commentary.

1. Find the tweet you want to quote and click the retweet icon.
2. The tweet will appear in the text box, but instead of just retweeting, click the “Quote Tweet” icon (the double bubble icon).
3. Add your comment, reaction, or analysis in the text box.
4. Click the retweet button to post your quoted tweet.

Quoting helps add context and your own voice when sharing tweets with your followers. It’s great for breaking down long threads, analyzing hot takes, or just giving your reaction.

Embedding Tweets

You can embed tweets into websites, blogs, or articles to showcase them inline with other content. Here’s how:

1. Go to the tweet you want to embed and click the down arrow icon.
2. Select “Embed Tweet” from the dropdown menu.
3. Copy the embed code.
4. Paste the code into your website or blog editor to embed the tweet.

Embedded tweets maintain all the original styling and function just like normal tweets. Users can still interact with it just as they would on Twitter.com. Embedding is great for media publications or blogs who want to showcase reaction or commentary on their own sites.

Using Share Links

You can get a direct link to any tweet to share via email, messaging apps, or anywhere else off Twitter. To get a tweet’s link:

1. Click the tweet to expand it.
2. Click the share arrow below the tweet.
3. Copy the link that appears.
4. Paste this link anywhere you want to share it.

The link will take anyone who clicks it directly to that tweet on Twitter. This is useful for sharing tweets anywhere outside the platform.

Using Buttons to Share to Other Sites

Twitter makes it easy to share tweets on other platforms with their integrated share buttons.

1. Click on a tweet to expand it.
2. Below the tweet there are icons for Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, email, and more.
3. Click the icon of the platform you want to share to.
4. Follow any additional prompts to share the tweet.

The tweet will be shared to whichever platform you selected. This allows you to retweet posts to different networks all from within Twitter.

Using Twitter Cards to Share Links

Twitter cards allow you to attach rich previews to links that show content from your website when shared on Twitter. This makes your links stand out.

1. Enable Twitter cards on your website.
2. Share a link to your site in a tweet.
3. The link will now show a preview card with images, descriptions, etc.

Twitter cards make your site’s content eye-catching and help drive more clicks when links are shared. It’s a great way to improved engagement.

Tweeting Photos or Videos

You can directly tweet photos or videos from your device to share them with your followers.

1. Create a new tweet.
2. Click the media icon to upload a photo or video from your device.
3. Add any text or emojis.
4. Hit the tweet button to post.

Multimedia tweets help make your posts more visually engaging. You can also tweet multiple photos or videos in one tweet as a thread.

Replying to Tweets

Replying to tweets from other users is a way to have conversations and share your thoughts.

1. Click the reply icon (shaped like a curved arrow) on any tweet.
2. Compose your reply in the text box at the bottom.
3. Click “Reply” to post it as a reply.

Your followers can now see the original tweet you’re replying to for context. This helps keep tweet conversations easy to follow.

Tagging Other Users with @Mentions

You can tag other Twitter users in your tweets with @mentions. This lets them know you are mentioning them.

1. Type @ followed by their username anywhere in your tweet text.
2. Select the matching username from the drop-down that appears.
3. Finish tweeting your message and hit send.

The user you @mentioned will get a notification that you tagged them. This is useful for including other users in a conversation or tweeting at brands.

Using Twitter Threads

A Twitter thread is a series of connected tweets to share longer content. Create one by:

1. Composing an initial tweet.
2. Hitting the + icon to write your next tweet.
3. Posting this as a reply to the original tweet.
4. Repeat for additional tweets in your thread.

Threads allow you to share content longer than 280 characters by linking connected tweets. Make sure to keep tweets concise and continue threads promptly.

Retweeting Your Own Tweets

You can retweet your own tweets to reshare them with your followers. Just click the retweet icon on your own post. Your tweet will appear again in followers’ feeds with the green “Retweeted” tag.

This is useful if you have new followers who may have missed an important tweet or you want to recirculate an older tweet that’s still relevant.

Using Twitter Moments

Moments allow you to share collections of tweets about specific events or topics. Create them by:

1. Click your profile icon > Create New Moment.
2. Give it a title and description.
3. Search and select related tweets to add.
4. Preview and share your completed moment.

Moments provide a way to share an entire story or collection of live tweets that captures what’s happening around an event or topic.

Tweeting Text Images

You can tweet images containing text, quotes, or commentary. To do this:

1. Create your image using an image editor or meme generator.
2. Save the image file to your device.
3. Upload it directly to a new tweet.
4. Add any text or emojis and hit tweet.

Text visuals are very engaging on Twitter. Just make sure any text is easy to read.

Conclusion

Twitter offers many options for sharing content. Retweeting, quoting, embedding, using share links, multimedia tweets, mentions, hashtags, threads – there are diverse ways to get your tweets and posts from others in front of new audiences. Choose the method that best suits the type of content you want to share.

The key is giving followers valuable, engaging content. Share tweets that provide information, insight, humor, conversation, or entertainment. Twitter helps humans connect, so focus on quality over quantity in your sharing habits.