To “mention” a Twitter user is to tag their username in a tweet. You can use mentions to: Direct a tweet toward one user. Link to one (or more) users in a tweet to your followers. Include one (or more) users in a reply or retweet. No matter how you use mentions, anyone you mention in a tweet will be notified–unless your account is private and they aren’t following you.
To “mention” a Twitter user is to tag their username in a tweet. You can use mentions to: Direct a tweet toward one user. Link to one (or more) users in a tweet to your followers. Include one (or more) users in a reply or retweet. No matter how you use mentions, anyone you mention in a tweet will be notified–unless your account is private and they aren’t following you.
To tweet directly at one person, place the @username at the beginning of the tweet (before the rest of the text). For example, if you tweet @wikiHow Just saying hello!, the tweet will be sent directly to @wikiHow. Your followers won’t it in their feeds unless they also follow @wikiHow. If you want to get a user’s attention (or link to their profile), place the @username anywhere in the tweet except the beginning. For example, if your tweet says Hello @wikiHow!, the user @wikiHow will be notified that you’ve mentioned them in a tweet. The tweet will appear in your followers’ feeds as normal. [4] X Research source
For example, if your tweet says Hello @wikiHow!, the user @wikiHow will be notified that you’ve mentioned them in a tweet. The tweet will appear in your followers’ feeds as normal. [4] X Research source
Click the photo icon below the text box to insert up to 4 photos. If you’re using the mobile app, you can take a new photo now by tapping the camera icon. Click the GIF icon to attach an animated . GIF file. Click the bar graph icon to add a poll. Click the pushpin icon to tag your location.
To see a list of tweets that other users have mentioned you in, click or tap the bell icon (at the top on a computer, and the bottom on the mobile app), then select Mentions.
Replying to someone’s tweet directly not only sends the tweet directly to them, it also adds your response to an ongoing conversation. Your followers won’t see your replies in their feeds unless they are also following the user you’re replying to (or they visit the Tweets & Replies section of your profile).
If other users replied to this tweet, you can see their responses by clicking or tapping the date or time next to the original tweet.
If you want to include another user in your reply, type that person’s username (starting with the “@” symbol) somewhere in your reply. This notifies the user that you’ve included them in the conversation.
Click the photo icon below the text box to insert up to 4 photos. Click the GIF icon to attach an animated . GIF file. Click the bar graph icon to add a poll. Click the pushpin icon to tag your location.
