How to Quote Tweet on X (Desktop and App)

To quote tweet on X, tap or click the Repost icon under a post, choose Quote, write your comment and select Post. Your comment appears above the original post, which is embedded below it. You can’t quote posts from protected accounts.

A quote post is one of the 4 types of posts explained in what is a tweet. This guide covers quoting on the app and the web, finding who quoted a post, and the limits.

How Do You Quote a Tweet on the X App?

You quote a tweet in the X app by tapping the Repost icon and choosing Quote instead of Repost. Listed below are the 4 steps.

1. Tap the Repost icon, the two arrows under the post.
2. Choose Quote.
3. Write your comment, and add media if you want.
4. Tap Post.

How Do You Quote a Tweet on x.com?

On x.com, click the Repost icon under the post, select Quote, type your comment and click Post. The quoted post appears as a card inside yours.

What Is the Difference Between a Repost and a Quote?

A repost shares a post unchanged with your followers, while a quote post adds your own comment on top. X notes that typing “RT” at the start of a post is not an official feature; it only signals a manual quote (X Help Center).

Point	Repost	Quote post
Your comment	None	Yes, above the original
Shows on your profile	Marked as a repost	As your own post
Can be undone	Tap the Repost icon again	Delete your quote post
Counts toward the 1,000 daily post limit	Yes	Yes

How Do You See Who Quoted a Tweet?

Open the post’s detail page and select the Quote posts tab to see who quoted it; the Reposts tab shows who reposted it. Your Notifications tab also lists recent quotes of your posts (X Help Center). Searching quoted_tweet_id: with the post’s ID finds quotes in search too (twitter-advanced-search reference).

Why Can’t You Quote Some Tweets?

You can’t quote or repost posts from protected accounts, marked by a lock icon, because their author has chosen not to share them publicly. If your own account is protected, you can still repost and quote, but only your approved followers see it (X Help Center).

What Happens to a Quote When the Original Is Deleted?

When the original post is deleted, your quote stays, but the embedded post is replaced by a notice that it’s unavailable. Reposts of a deleted post disappear entirely (X Help Center). The notices are explained in why a tweet says this post is unavailable.

How to Collect Every Quote of a Post With apidojo

For a post with hundreds of quotes, apidojo’s Twitter Scraper Unlimited on Apify runs the quoted_tweet_id: search and returns every quote with its text, author and engagement. That shows how people reacted, not just how many did (Apify).

{
  "searchTerms": ["quoted_tweet_id:1728108619189874825"],
  "sort": "Latest"
}

A query costs $0.016, including about 40 results, then from $0.0004 per item. See the apidojo Twitter Scraper.