
TWITTER GLOSSARY
Term | Meaning |
# (Hashtag) | A way to group a tweet into a topic |
@ | Put before a username to link to that user’s profile |
Bio | Biography that appears on your profile (160 characters) |
Block | Stop someone from seeing & interacting with your profile |
Bookmark | Saving tweets in a collection of favorites |
Direct message | A Private message sent to another user |
Explore | Part of Twitter where you can view trends, events, & topics |
Follow | Subscribe to another account and see their tweets in your timeline |
Likes | The heart icon that shows that you like a tweet |
List | A custom timeline made up of a series of accounts |
Mention | Mentioning another user in your tweet |
Mute | Hiding accounts, phrases, hashtags, and more from your timeline |
Pinned tweet | A tweet that appears at the top of your profile permanently |
Retweet | Sharing someone else’s tweet to your timeline |
Reply | Responding to someone else’s tweet |
Thread | A series of linked tweets from one user |
Timeline | A stream of twewts, ordered chronologically |
Tweet | A message on Twitter, up to 280 characters |
Verified | An account that has a blue check to indicate it’s a legitimate source |
NAVIGATION SHORTCUTS
Action (What you want to do) | Action (Keyboard Shortcut) |
Shortcut help | ? |
Next Tweet | J |
Previous Tweet | K |
Page Down | Space |
Load New Tweets | . |
Home | G + H |
Explore | G + E |
Notifications | G + N |
Mentions | G + R |
Profile | G + P |
Like | G + L |
Lists | G + I |
Direct Message | G + M |
Settings | G + S |
Bookmarks | G + B |
Go to User | G + U |
Display Settings | G + D |
ACTION SHORTCUTS
Action (What you want to do) | Keyboard Shortcut |
New Tweet | N |
Send Tweet | Ctrl+Enter |
New Direct Message | M |
Search | / |
Like | L |
Reply | R |
Retweet | T |
Share Tweet | S |
Bookmark | B |
Mute Account | U |
Block Account | X |
Open Tweet Details | Enter |
Expand Photo | O |
Open or Close Messages Dock | I |
MEDIA SHORTCUTS
Action (What you want to do) | Keyboard Shortcut |
Pause/Play Selected Video | K |
Mute Selected Video | M |
Go to Audio Deck | A+ D |
Play/Pause Audio Deck | A + Space |
Mute / Unmute Audio Deck | A + M |
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