You can join the conversation on Twitter by replying to others and by mentioning them in your own Tweets.
What is a reply?
- A reply is a response to another user’s Tweet that begins with the @username of the person you’re replying to. You can reply by clicking the Reply btn on a Tweet.
- Any Tweet that is a reply to you begins with your @username and will show up in your Notifications tab.
- When a Tweet starts with a @username, the only users who will see it in their timeline (other than the sender and the recipient) are those who follow both the sender and the recipient.
What is a mention?
- A mention is a Tweet that contains another user’s @username anywhere in the body of the Tweet. (Yes, this means that replies are also considered mentions.)
- We collect these messages, as well as all your replies, in your Notifications tab.
- If you include multiple @usernames in your Tweet, all of those people will see your Tweet in their Notifications tab.
If I see a reply in my timeline, how do I know what Tweet they replied to?
- Click on the Tweet and it will expand to display the Tweet they replied to.
- You’ll also see other content related to the Tweet.
Things to note:
- Visiting another user’s profile page on Twitter will not display Tweets that mention them. However, you can search Twitter for Tweets mentioning their @username.
- Replies from people with protected Tweets will only be visible to their approved followers.
- If someone sends you a reply and you are not following them, the reply will not appear in your Home timeline. Instead, the reply will appear in your Notifications tab.
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