How to Post a Link on Twitter

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Last Updated: February 16, 2024 Tested

If you have a web link that you’d like to share with your X (formerly known as Twitter) followers, you can easily insert it in your tweets. Your followers can then simply click on the link to go to the web address you want them to check out.

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2
Highlight the link.
- If you’re copying from the address bar, you just need to tap once.
- If you’re copying from a webpage, tap and drag your finger across the whole link to highlight it all.
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If you aren’t logged in automatically, type in your email and password and click Login .
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This will look like a feather with a box around it.
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Now the link will be embedded in your tweet for anyone to click!

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2
Highlight the link.
- If you’re copying from the address bar, you just need to click once on the link.
- If you’re copying from a webpage, click and drag your cursor across the whole link to highlight it all.
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Open twitter.com . If you aren’t logged in automatically, type in your email and password and click Login .
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Here you can also write any additional text you want in the tweet.
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Now the link will be embedded in your tweet for anyone to click!

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