How to Post a Tweet on X: Step by Step (2026)
To post a tweet on X, tap or click the post compose icon, type your message of up to 280 characters, add up to 4 photos, a GIF or a video if you like, and select Post.
To post a tweet on X, tap or click the post compose icon, type your message of up to 280 characters, add up to 4 photos, a GIF or a video if you like, and select Post. The steps are the same in the iPhone and Android apps and on x.com. X Premium subscribers can write posts of up to 4,000 characters.
A tweet is now officially called a post on X. What a post can contain, and the 4 types of posts, are explained in what is a tweet.
How Do You Post a Tweet on the X App?
You post a tweet in the X app by tapping the compose icon, writing your message and tapping Post. X documents the same steps for iOS and Android (X Help Center). Listed below are the 4 steps.
- Tap the post compose icon, the plus button on your timeline.
- Type your message, up to 280 characters.
- Add media if you want: up to 4 items in total, such as 2 photos, 1 GIF and 1 video.
- Tap Post.
How Do You Post a Tweet on x.com?
On x.com, click Post in the left menu or type in the box at the top of your Home timeline, then click Post. The keyboard shortcut n opens a new post, and Cmd+Enter on Mac or Ctrl+Enter on Windows sends it (X Help Center).
What Can You Add to a Tweet?
A tweet can hold text, up to 4 media items, links, mentions and hashtags. The table lists what fits in one post (X Help Center).
| Element | Limit |
|---|---|
| Text | 280 characters; 4,000 with X Premium |
| Media | Up to 4 items: photos, a GIF or a video |
| Links | Shown as a card with a preview |
| Mentions | @username, which notifies the account |
| Hashtags | #word, which groups posts by topic |
Posting two images so they sit side by side is covered in how to post two pictures side by side on X.
How Do You Post a Longer Tweet?
X Premium subscribers write a longer post the same way as a normal one; when they pass 280 characters, the counter circle fills instead of tracking around its edge, and they can continue to 4,000 characters. Free accounts can split long text into a thread by replying to their own post (X Help Center).
How Do You Post a Reply or Quote?
A reply answers a post in its thread, and a quote post shares someone else’s post with your own comment on top. Reply with the speech bubble icon on any post. Quoting is explained step by step in how to quote tweet on X.
How Do You Delete a Tweet?
You can delete only your own posts: open the post, select the three-dot menu and choose Delete. You can’t delete other accounts’ posts, but you can unfollow, mute or block them (X Help Center). What others see after deletion is covered in what “deleted by tweet author” means.
How Do You Feature One Tweet on Your Profile?
Pin it: open the post on your profile, select the three-dot menu and choose Pin to your profile. Only one post can be pinned at a time. The details are in can you pin someone else’s tweet?.
Questions people ask
Is it called a tweet or a post now?
X's own help pages call it a post, but tweet is still widely used and means the same thing.
How many posts can you publish a day?
X limits accounts to 1,000 posts per day, and reposts count toward that limit (X Help Center).
Can you schedule a tweet?
X's web composer offers scheduling; the option sits in the compose box on x.com.
Can you edit a tweet after posting?
Editing is an X Premium feature; free accounts delete and post again.