Twitter is a social media platform that allows users to share and discover short messages called “tweets.” Tweets can be up to 280 characters long and can contain text, photos, videos, links, and GIFs. A significant feature of Twitter is “Retweet”. This feature can be defined as a feature that allows users to repost or share a tweet from another user on their own Twitter feed.
When you retweet someone else’s tweet, it appears on your profile timeline as if you had posted it yourself, but with a note indicating that it was retweeted (shared by you on your timeline). Retweeting is a way to share interesting or relevant content with your followers and to help amplify the reach of the original tweet.
How to retweet on Twitter –
- Locate the tweet you want to retweet on your timeline or the profile of the user who tweeted it.
- Below the tweet, you’ll see a set of icons. One of them looks like two arrows forming a square (pointing left). Click this icon to retweet the tweet.
- A pop-up window will appear giving you the option to simply repost the tweet (which will repost it to your timeline) or to add a comment before retweeting. Choose the option you prefer.
- If you choose to add a comment, type your comment in the text box. Otherwise, you can skip this step. Click the “Retweet” button to confirm and post the retweet to your timeline.
Your retweet will now appear on your profile timeline, and your followers will see it in their feeds. The original tweet will also show up in your followers’ timelines, attributed to the original tweeter.