Guides · 18 pages
How to use the parts of X you touch every day. Each guide lists the steps for the app and the website and notes what needs X Premium.
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X lets Premium subscribers edit a post up to 5 times within 1 hour. What can and can't be edited, how the Edited label and history work, and options without Premium.
In short: With any X Premium tier you can edit a post up to five times within one hour of posting, using the More menu and Edit post; everyone sees an Edited label and can open the earlier versions.
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Retweets are called reposts on X. How to repost, quote, undo a repost, see who reposted, turn off reposts from an account, and why some posts can't be reposted.
In short: Tap the repost icon (two arrows) under a post and choose Repost to share it as is, or Quote to add your own comment; tap it again and choose Undo repost to remove it.
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Why X hides some replies and how to see them all: sort options, 'Show probable spam', replies from people you follow, muted words, and limits for logged-out viewers.
In short: Open the post and scroll the replies; X ranks them and may tuck some under 'Show more replies' or 'Show probable spam', so tap those links and change the reply sort to see everything that's still visible.
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How hashtags work on X now: when they help, how many to use (one or two), where to place them, how to find good ones, and branded hashtags for ads.
In short: Use one or two hashtags that people actually search or follow for an event or topic; on X, posts with many hashtags tend to look spammy, and the algorithm understands topics without them.
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How emoji work on X: why they count as 2 characters, X's own emoji style, skin tones and flags, emoji in names and hashtags, and accessibility tips.
In short: On X most emoji count as two characters toward the 280 limit, display in X's own flat style on the web, and work in posts, names and bios; use them to add tone, not to replace words.
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Delete old X posts one at a time, find them with search operators, and understand bulk-deletion tools, their limits and risks, plus what deletion can't undo.
In short: Delete single posts from the More menu (three dots > Delete); to find old ones use search like from:yourname until:2022-01-01, and for bulk deletion use a reputable third-party tool with your data archive, knowing X's API limits apply.
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The complete X advanced search cheat sheet: from:, to:, since:, until:, min_faves:, filter:media, lang:, exact phrases, exclusions and how to combine them.
In short: X search accepts operators like from:user, to:user, since:2026-01-01, until:2026-06-30, min_faves:100, filter:media, lang:en, "exact phrase" and -exclude; type them into the search box or use the Advanced search form on x.com.
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A beginner's guide to X search in 2026: the Top, Latest, People, Media and Lists tabs, saved searches, logged-out searching, and when to use operators.
In short: Type words into X search (the magnifying glass in the app, the Search box on x.com), then switch between Top, Latest, People, Media and Lists to change what you see; add operators like from: for precision.
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Find trending and useful hashtags on X: the Explore tab and Trending, changing your trends location, reading what's behind a trend, and choosing tags for your posts.
In short: Open Explore and the Trending tab to see current trends, change the location in Explore settings to see another country or city, and search any candidate hashtag to check who uses it before you join in.
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Tagged in a thread you want out of? How 'Leave this conversation' worked, what to use if you don't see it, and how to mute, block or limit mentions.
In short: If X shows 'Leave this conversation' in the post's More menu, use it to untag yourself; if not, mute the conversation, mute or block the people tagging you, or limit who can tag you.
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Send direct messages on X now that DMs live in Chat: how to start a conversation, who can message you, encryption, message requests, and the standalone XChat app.
In short: Tap the envelope (Chat) icon, start a new message, choose the person and write; the recipient must follow you or accept message requests, and X's newer Chat system adds encryption, edits and disappearing messages.
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Start a group message on X: add people, name the group, set an image, manage members and invite links, and how group chats replaced Communities in 2026.
In short: Open Chat, tap new message, add two or more people and send; then open the group's info to name it, add a photo, manage members and, in the newer Chat system, share a join link.
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Send a voice note in X direct messages (Chat): hold to record, swipe to lock, send to one person or a group, plus what changed when voice notes returned in 2026.
In short: In a Chat conversation, press and hold the voice (microphone) icon next to the text box to record, release to send, or swipe up to lock recording hands-free.
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Record a voice post on X: the iOS-only feature, the 2 minute 20 second limit, automatic threads for longer recordings, captions, and how listeners play it.
In short: In the X app for iOS, open the composer, tap the voice icon, record up to 2 minutes 20 seconds (longer recordings become a thread of up to 25 posts), add text if you like, and post.
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Speed up or slow down videos on X: the playback speed menu on web, iPhone and Android, which videos support it, and settings that help on slow connections.
In short: Open the video, tap the gear or three-dot menu in the player and choose Playback speed, then pick a speed such as 0.5x, 1.25x, 1.5x or 2x.
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Twelve rules for X posts that get read: lead with the point, write for the timeline, use line breaks, cut filler, know when to thread, end without begging.
In short: Put the point in the first line, write the way you talk, cut every word that doesn't earn its place, use one idea per post, and add an image or a specific detail people can react to.
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A Twitter chat is a scheduled conversation around a hashtag, usually Q&A. How they work on X in 2026, how to join or host one, and how they differ from DMs.
In short: A Twitter chat is a public conversation held at a set time around a shared hashtag, where a host posts numbered questions (Q1, Q2) and participants reply with answers (A1, A2); it isn't the same as X's private messaging feature, also called Chat.
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X's reply dislike (downvote) explained: the 2021 Twitter tests, the 2024 work, the March 2026 test for subscribers, what it does, and why the count is private.
In short: X has tested a private downvote (thumbs-down) on replies, most recently for paying subscribers from March 2026; it asks why you disliked the reply and feeds ranking and spam detection, but shows no public count.