How to Quote or Retweet a Tweet on X (Formerly Twitter)

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Learn how to quote a tweet to your X profile
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When you retweet someone else's ideas, media, or links, you can add your thoughts above the quote. If you don't want to add anything, you can retweet without making any changes—both options automatically add the original user's X name and the word "retweeted" to the quote so your followers know the source. This wikiHow teaches you how to quote a tweet on X (formerly Twitter).

Things You Should Know

  • To quote a tweet, click or tap the retweet button and select "Quote". Add a comment, and select "Post".
  • Quote Tweets allow you to add extra commentary on the tweet, including attaching photos and gifs.
  • If you prefer to share a tweet someone else wrote, you can retweet it instead of quote tweeting it.
Method 1
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Using Mobile

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  1. This looks like a white X with a black background. [1]
  2. You can only retweet or quote a tweet from a public account, not a private account .
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  3. It's the icon below the tweet that looks like two arrows forming a square.
    • A pop-up menu will appear.
  4. This is the second option.
    • You can also tap Repost if you don't want to include any of your own text.
  5. You can also add a picture, GIF, or location. Just tap the corresponding icons.
  6. The quoted tweet will be posted to your profile.
    • Your comment will appear above the quoted tweet, with the quoted tweet in a smaller box within your post.
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Method 2
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Using Desktop

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  1. Go to https://twitter.com/ in a web browser. If you're logged into an account, you'll see your Twitter (X) feed.
  2. You can only retweet or quote a tweet from a public account.
  3. It's the icon below the tweet that looks like two arrows forming a square.
    • A pop-up menu will appear.
  4. This is the second option.
    • You can also click Repost if you don't want to include any of your own text.
  5. You can also add a picture, GIF, or location. Just click the corresponding icons.
  6. The quoted tweet will be posted to your profile.
    • You can also click Draft if you want to save the tweet to your drafts for later.
    • Your comment will appear above the quoted tweet, with the quoted tweet in a smaller box within your post.
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    I want to include a paraphrased quote from an article and make a comment about it. If it is an exact quote, I believe I place quotation marks around it, but to shorten it to be within the 140 characters, how do I paraphrase it but show that the quote comes from the article?
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    I think your best chance here would be to go ahead and shorten the quote, and after that sentence/paragraph maybe put something along the lines of "excerpt from ___" and put the author of the article in that blank space. Also, citing where you got the quote from would help; otherwise it's plagiarism.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://help.twitter.com/en/using-x/how-to-repost

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      1. Scroll to the tweet.
      2. Click or tap the icon with two squared arrows.
      3. Enter your own commentary if desired.
      4. Click or tap Retweet .

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