About different types of Tweets

Anyone on Twitter who is following the sender of a mention will see the ... of your followers to see the Tweet, the best way is to Retweet or Quote Tweet. Skiptomaincontent HelpCenter AboutdifferenttypesofTweets GeneralTweets   Definition: AmessagepostedtoTwittercontainingtext,photos,aGIF,and/orvideo. Whereitappearsforthesender:Onthesender'sprofilepageandHometimeline.Whereitappearsfortherecipient:IntheHometimelineofanyonewhoisfollowingthesender.   Mentions   Definition:ATweetcontaininganotheraccount’sTwitterusername,precededbythe"@"symbol.Forexample:“Hello@TwitterSupport!”Whereitappearsforthesender:Onthesender'sprofilepageofpublicTweets.Whereitappearsfortherecipient:Intherecipient'sNotificationstabs,whichisaccessibleonlybythem.Additionally,mentionswillappearintherecipient'sHometimelineview(notontheirprofile)iftheyarefollowingthesender.Whoelseseesit?AnyoneonTwitterwhoisfollowingthesenderofamentionwillseetheTweetintheirHometimeline.Placesitwillneverappear:Onanyone'sprofilepage,unlesstheywrotethemessage.   Note:WhenyoupostaTweetbeginningwithausername,onlypeoplewhofollowbothyouandtheaccountyouarementioningwillseetheTweetintheirHometimeline.Ifyou’dlikeallofyourfollowerstoseetheTweet,thebestwayistoRetweetorQuoteTweet. Replies    Definition:Areplyiswhenyourespondtoanotherperson'sTweet. Whereitappearsforthesender:Onthesender'sprofilepage. Whereitappearsfortherecipient:Intherecipient'sNotificationstab.Likementions,replieswillalsoappearintherecipient'sHometimelineiftheyarefollowingthesender. Whoelseseesit?AnyonefollowingthesenderandtherecipientofareplywillseeitintheirHometimeline. Placesitwillneverappear:Onanyone'sprofilepage,unlesstheysentthereply.   AdditionaltypesofTweets   AboutRetweets You'llfindRetweetsinyourtimeline,yourprofile,andotherprofilepagesonTwitter.LearnmoreaboutwhereRetweets(andyourTweetsthathavebeenRetweetedbyothers)appearonTwitter.   About Retweetswithcomment TheQuoteTweetfeatureallowsyoutoTweetanotherperson'sTweetwithyourowncommentadded.   AboutrepliessentfromaccountswithprotectedTweets ByprotectingyourTweets(makingthemprivate),you'retellingusthatyoudon'twantanyonetoseeanyofyourTweetsunlessyou'veacceptedtheirfollowrequest.IfyourTweetsareprotectedandyousendareplyormention,onlythoseyou'veapprovedtoviewyourTweetswilleverbeabletoseethem.IfyouwanttosendTweetssuchasmentionsorrepliestopeoplewhoarenotfollowingyou,unprotectyourTweetstomakethempublic.   Whererepliesbetweenotherpeopleappear Ifyou'renotthesenderorrecipientofareply,youmaystillseeareplytosomeoneelseinyourtimeline. YouwillseerepliesinyourHometimelineifyouarefollowingboththesenderandtherecipientofthereply,orifwethinkthereplyisrelevanttoyou.Otherwise,youwon'tseethereplyunlessyouvisitthesender'sprofilepage. Ifyousendareplytosomeone,itdoesnotshowontheirprofilepage.Onlyrepliesthatpersonhassentwillshowontheirprofile. Aboutcontentyoumayseefromoutsideyournetwork Additionally,whenweidentifyaTweet,anaccounttofollow,orothercontentthat'spopularorrelevant,wemayaddittoyourtimeline.WeselecteachTweetusingavarietyofsignals,includinghowpopularitisandhowpeopleinyournetworkareinteractingwithit.Wemakerecommendationstomakeiteasierandfastertofindcontentthatcontributestotheconversationinameaningfulway,suchascontentthatisrelevant,credible,andsafe.ThismeansyouwillsometimesseeTweetsfromaccountsyoudon'tfollow.WerecommendTweetstoyoubasedonwhoyoualreadyfollowandTopicsyoufollow,anddon’trecommendcontentthatmightbeabusiveorspammy.Wesharerecommendationsviapushnotifications,yourNotificationstab,andbyaddingthemtoyourHometimeline.   WhatarePromotedTweets? LearnaboutTwitter'sPromotedTweets. Sharethisarticle Tweet ByusingTwitter’sservicesyouagreetoourCookiesUse.Weusecookiesforpurposesincludinganalytics,personalisation,andads. OK