Twitter Blue Subscribers Now Have a 4,000-Character Tweet Limit
Regular Twitter users are still at 280 characters.
Twitter Blue subscribers will now be able to ditch threads if need to be because their tweet character limit just went from 280 to 4,000.
The official Twitter Blue account shared the news by sharing a 4,000 character tweet, which can be seen below.
“Need more than 280 characters to express yourself? We know that lots of you do … And while we love a good thread, sometimes you just want to Tweet everything all at once. We get that. So we’re introducing longer Tweets! You’re gonna want to check this out. tap this starting today, if you’re subscribed to Twitter Blue in the US you can create longer Tweets. Most standard functions of Tweeting still apply, whether you want to post a picture, use a hashtag, or create a poll. But now you can type all the way up to 4,000 characters. for now, longer Tweets on web can’t be saved as drafts or scheduled to send later. But don’t worry, Twitter is still Twitter. We know longer Tweets could mean a lot of scrolling, so they’ll be capped at 280 characters on your timeline and you’ll see a ‘Show more’ prompt to click and read the whole Tweet. While only Blue subscribers can post longer Tweets, anyone and everyone can read them. You can reply to, retweet and quote Tweet a longer Tweet, no matter if you’re a Twitter Blue subscriber or not. Subscribers will be able to reply and QT with up to 4,000 characters. Let us know what you think. We’re excited to see how you use the extra space! If you’ve got more to say, you can subscribe to Twitter Blue by clicking the link in our bio.”
Twitter has undergone several changes ever since Elon Musk took over. In November, Musk announced plans for Twitter to “attach long-form text to tweets.”
Stay tuned for more updates.
