What Do the Different Symbols and Icons Mean in the Twitter App?

Are you having trouble understanding all the icons and symbols in the Twitter app? Here are some details about some of the most popular icons in the app to get you started in understanding Twitter icons.

What Do the Icons at the Top of the Twitter App Mean?

What are the various Twitter icons and what do they mean? The Twitter app has a home timeline or home feed with several icons at the top. Here’s a rundown of Twitter’s upper home feed icons and what they do:

What Does the Photo at the Top-Left of the Twitter App Mean?

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In the upper left corner of the Twitter app’s home feed is your profile picture icon. If you have uploaded a profile pic image, it will display here. 

What Does the Little Blue Bird at the Top of the Twitter App Mean?

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At the top center of the Twitter app’s home feed is a little blue bird icon. When you scroll down to view tweets on your home feed, this little blue bird icon will move upward and disappear, but scrolling up a bit will display this icon again. Tapping this icon returns you to the top of your home feed.

What Does the Sparkly Star at the Top-Right of the Twitter App Mean?

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In the upper right corner of the Twitter app’s home feed is a sparkly star icon. This is the quick-switch icon, and tapping it changes the view of your home feed from your customized home feed to the latest tweets view. 

What Do the Different Symbols and Icons Mean in the Twitter App?

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