Want to share a post on X, formerly Twitter, with your own take attached? A Quote post adds your commentary while keeping the original post attached. Here’s how to create one on your phone or computer, schedule it with Buffer, and handle sharing restrictions.
Quote a post from the X app
On iPhone or Android, start with the post you want to share.
- 1.Open the original post in X.
- 2.Tap the Repost icon.
- 3.Select Repost as Quote.
- 4.Add your comment and any optional media.
- 5.Tap Repost to publish your Quote post.
The labels on your phone may differ slightly from these.
The same steps apply on iOS and Android.
Use the X website on your computer
Using X in a browser? You can quote a post directly on x.com.
Open the post you want to quote.
Click its Repost icon.
Choose Repost as Quote to open the composer with the original post attached.
Add your commentary or media.
Click Repost to publish.
X’s documented website workflow does not distinguish between browser versions. It also does not provide a separate set of Quote button labels for people using a mobile browser.
Bring back your own posts and replies
Your own posts work too, including replies you want to resurface. Select the Repost icon on your original post or reply.
Choose Repost as Quote.
Add your new commentary.
Select Repost to publish the quote with your earlier post attached.
You can use this same sequence in the X mobile apps or on the website. X explicitly supports quoting your own posts, including using quotes to resurface your replies.
Schedule a quote with Buffer
With your X account connected to Buffer, use the original post’s full URL to create a quoted repost.
- 1.Open Buffer’s web composer.
- 2.Paste the original post’s full, unshortened URL into the composer.
- 3.Write your commentary before the URL so Buffer produces a quoted repost.
- 4.Select your connected X account.
- 5.Publish the quote now or schedule it for later.
Buffer also supports quoting through its browser extension. With the extension installed and your X account connected, find the source post on X and click its Buffer icon.
Add your commentary in the composer, then add the quote to your publishing queue. Buffer explicitly excludes Safari from this X repost scheduling workflow, even though it offers a Safari extension.
On your phone, you can send the original post to Buffer through the share sheet. This requires Buffer’s mobile app and a connected X account.
Tap the source post’s share icon in X, choose “Share via”, and select the Buffer icon.
Add your commentary in Buffer.
Tap “+” to select your X account, then use “Done” or the back arrow.
Buffer’s repost-specific instructions finish with “Share”. Its general mobile publishing instructions instead use “Next” followed by a scheduling choice, so the final wording can differ from the repost-specific instructions.
Check restrictions when a post cannot be quoted
A protected source account blocks other people from quoting its posts.
Choose an eligible public post instead. The Quote flow cannot bypass account protection, and posts in suspended Communities cannot be quote-posted either.
If you want other people to quote your own protected posts, go to Settings and privacy → Privacy and safety → Audience and tagging.
Turn off Protect your posts only if you want your account to become public. This changes visibility across your account, including posts that were previously protected.
Account protection is an account-wide setting available on the website, iOS, and Android. Changing it affects your own account’s visibility; it cannot remove protection from another account’s posts.
You don’t need to make your own account public to quote an eligible post. If your account is protected, your Quote posts are visible only to your approved followers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I quote a subscriber-only post?
Yes. If you subscribe to that creator, you can use the normal Quote flow on their subscription posts. People without the subscription receive only a preview of the original content.
Does typing RT and an author’s username create a Quote post?
No. RT followed by an author’s username and copied text is an older text convention. It does not create a native Quote attachment.
Is there a keyboard shortcut specifically for quoting?
No. X has no dedicated Quote shortcut; its T shortcut is for reposting.