Twitter / X Cheatsheet

Keyboard shortcuts for x.com

Shortcuts
Contents
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Compose

N              New post (tweet)
⌘Enter         Send post

# In compose box
@username      Mention user
#hashtag       Add hashtag
$TICKER        Stock cashtag

# Media
Attach: images (4), GIF, video, poll
Alt text: click image → Add description

# Thread
Click + to add next tweet in thread
Write all → Post all

# Schedule
Calendar icon → pick date/time
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Timeline Actions

J / K          Next / previous post
Enter          Open post details
. (period)     Load new posts
/              Search

# On selected post:
L              Like
R              Reply
T              Repost (retweet)
S              Share
B              Bookmark
U              Mute account
X              Block account
I              Open/close details panel
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Complete Shortcut List

# Navigation
? G+H G+E G+N G+M G+P G+L G+S

# Actions
N     New post          L     Like
R     Reply             T     Repost
Enter Open              .     Load new
/     Search            M     New DM

# Video
Space Play/pause         F     Fullscreen
M     Mute              K     Play/pause (alt)

# Accessibility
⌘Enter  Send
Esc     Close modal
Tab     Next element
⇧Tab    Previous element
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Post Formatting

# Character limit: 280 (free) / 25k (Premium)

# No native markdown support
# Use Unicode for formatting:

# Line breaks: just press Enter
# Threads for long content
# Mention: @username
# Hashtag: #topic

# Media limits
Images: up to 4 per post
GIF:    1 per post
Video:  2:20 (free) / 60min (Premium)
Poll:   2-4 options, 5min-7day duration

# Alt text for accessibility
Click image → Add description