How to Create a Twitter Thread

Recently Twitter introduced a new feature called Twitter Thread, its also known as Tweet-storm. A Twitter thread means that "a series of connected Tweets from one person". It helps you to connect multiple Tweets together. So, you can easily break the Twitter's 280 character limit by this feature. Now read how to create a Thread on Twitter.

Steps

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    Log in to Twitter. Go to twitter.com in your desktop browser or launch the Twitter app on your smartphone. If you aren't logged in, do with your username/email and password.
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    Compose a new Tweet. Click on the Tweet button at the top bar. In the Twitter app, just tap on the blue feather icon which you can see at the bottom of the screen.
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    Write down your Tweet. Write something under 240 characters in the What's happening? field. Read How to Write a Good Tweet for tips on what to say.
    • If you go over the character limit, the text that is over the limit will be highlighted in red colour. So you can easily copy it to your next Tweet.
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    Add another Tweet. Click on the plus icon and write down your Tweet in the new Tweet box. To add more Tweets, just click on the plus icon again.
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    Post your Thread. When you have finished click on the  Tweet all button at the bottom to post your thread on Twitter.
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    Done. Click on the Show this thread from your Tweet to view the whole thread. Finished!
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    How can I do a thread with old tweets?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Copy the link of the older tweet and paste it under the new thread as if you were going to compose a whole new tweet.
  • Question
    How do I reveal all the portions of a Twitter thread?
    WF
    WF
    Top Answerer
    Tap on the "Show this Thread" option to expand a thread on Twitter.
  • Question
    How do I write a good tweet?
    WF
    WF
    Top Answerer
    Read How to Write a Good Tweet!
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Warnings

  • You can't save your thread as a draft on the web version on Twitter. This feature only available on the Twitter app for Android and iOS.
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References

  1. https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/create-a-thread

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