Definition
A Tweet is a message posted on Twitter/X containing text, photos, videos, and links. Originally limited to 140 characters, Tweets were expanded to 280 characters in 2017. For Twitter Blue/X Premium subscribers, Tweets can be up to 4,000 characters in length. Tweets appear in the timeline of users who follow the account that posted them and can be replied to, liked, or retweeted.
Related Tweet Features
Related Terms
Retweet
Sharing someone else's Tweet to your followers.
Thread
A series of connected Tweets from one person.
Quote Tweet
Retweeting with adding your own comment to the original Tweet.
Impressions
The number of times a tweet is seen by users.
Engagement Rate
The percentage of people who interact with a tweet after seeing it.
Pinned Tweet
A tweet permanently featured at the top of a user's profile.
Explore More Terms
Hashtag
A word or phrase preceded by the # symbol to categorize Tweets.
For You / Following Feeds
Two different ways to view your Twitter/X timeline.
Subscriptions
A feature allowing creators to offer premium content to paying subscribers.
Algorithm
The system that determines what content appears in your Twitter/X feed.