How to Create a Twitter Thread

Last Updated: July 16, 2020 Tested

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

1
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.
2
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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3
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.
4
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.
5
Post your Thread. When you have finished click on the Tweet all button at the bottom to post your thread on Twitter.
6
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

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

Top Answerer

Tap on the "Show this Thread" option to expand a thread on Twitter.
Question

How do I write a good tweet?

WF

Top Answerer

Read How to Write a Good Tweet!
Question

How do I create a thread on someone's tweet?

Oliviap3016

Community Answer

You can't create your own "thread" in the replies to someone's tweet, but you can always make a string of replies that would be a thread if posted on its own.
Question

How do I “tweet all”? The only option is “+” to add another tweet to my thread.

DarkWolf2244

Community Answer

Once you start typing, you'll get the "+" icon to add a new tweet. Click or tap it, and then type in your next tweet, which will create a thread. Then you get the "tweet all" button on the top right. Click or tap it and all your tweets will be sent.
Question

Can I add a thread to an already published tweet? Or create a thread but post the thread tweets a few hours later?

DarkWolf2244

Community Answer

Yes, you can. Replying to your own tweet creates a thread. You can reply to your tweet to create a thread. You can continue replying to your own tweets and lengthen the thread.
Question

Can I create a twitter thread when replying to a tweet?

DarkWolf2244

Community Answer

Yes. Replying to your own tweets creates a thread. You can continue to reply to this thread to lengthen your thread.

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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