{"id":45765,"date":"2022-07-30T20:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=45765"},"modified":"2022-07-30T20:00:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:00:52","slug":"how-to-mute-words-and-phrases-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mute-words-and-phrases-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"How to Mute Words and Phrases on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1b244874e9d\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1b244874e9d\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1b244874e9d\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mute-words-and-phrases-on-twitter\/#How_to_Mute_Words_and_Phrases_on_Twitter\" title=\"How to Mute Words and Phrases on Twitter\">How to Mute Words and Phrases on Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mute-words-and-phrases-on-twitter\/#Adding_mute_words_to_tweets\" title=\"Adding mute words to tweets\">Adding mute words to tweets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mute-words-and-phrases-on-twitter\/#Blocking_mute_words_from_tweets_for_a_set_amount_of_time\" title=\"Blocking mute words from tweets for a set amount of time\">Blocking mute words from tweets for a set amount of time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mute-words-and-phrases-on-twitter\/#Unmuting_mute_words_from_tweets\" title=\"Unmuting mute words from tweets\">Unmuting mute words from tweets<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Mute_Words_and_Phrases_on_Twitter\"><\/span>How to Mute Words and Phrases on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>If you ever feel the need to mute a certain word or phrase that someone is tweeting, you will be able to do so in the Twitter app. If you use the web browser, you can also mute words and phrases on Twitter. Read on to learn how to mute words and phrases on Twitter. Using the Twitter app, muting words and phrases will be added to your Tweets.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_mute_words_to_tweets\"><\/span>Adding mute words to tweets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you&#8217;re on Twitter, you can choose to silence certain words and phrases, including hashtags and terms. This option will make any Tweets with those words and phrases not visible to followers. You can also choose to silence all tweets containing the words, or only those from people you follow. You can set the duration of the silence, ranging from forever to 24 hours or 7 days. Once you&#8217;ve set the duration, you can amend the list and remove the words that you no longer want to appear in public.<\/p>\n<p>The mute feature works similarly to Twitter. You can choose to unmute specific words and phrases. When using mute, a word or phrase will appear in a gray box, and you&#8217;ll be notified when someone mentions it. By default, a tweet will be un-muted for seven days, but you can change that at any time. Once you&#8217;ve set the time for muting, you can tweet as usual, but the tweet will not be visible to others.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to control the amount of exposure of certain words or phrases is to add mute words or phrases to your tweets. Twitter users can also mute hashtags, which are helpful when trying to avoid being found by a stranger. This feature will prevent the user from seeing your tweets and may even save you time. However, this feature doesn&#8217;t work for users who want to be anonymous. You can mute hashtags and words only if you want.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blocking_mute_words_from_tweets_for_a_set_amount_of_time\"><\/span>Blocking mute words from tweets for a set amount of time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Twitter users can block certain hashtags or words from their feeds and notifications. This option allows users to set a specific time frame for when certain words are blocked. Users can mute words for a certain amount of time by clicking on the mute words button. Once the time period is set, a tweet can no longer contain these words. Users can also mute words and hashtags from their home timeline.<\/p>\n<p>The mute feature has been in place since 2016, when Twitter introduced the option to block certain words and hashtags. Users can also choose to block certain people, phrases, and emojis. Users can also choose to block mentions from their notifications and email recommendations. They can even choose the duration of their mute. If users want to block words forever, they must enable the option.<\/p>\n<p>There are many options for blocking mute words from tweets. Users can mute individual words or phrases, or choose to block entire tweets. For example, Facebook users can choose to block certain words on their timelines, while others can choose to block words on their notifications. This feature can be extended by clicking the red crossed-out volume symbol on the tweet. Users can also choose to delete muted tweets if they feel that the words are not useful to them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unmuting_mute_words_from_tweets\"><\/span>Unmuting mute words from tweets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To unmute certain words from tweets, simply click on the @ sign in the word. This will hide the word from your home timeline, notifications, and email recommendations, but you can see them in search results. You can choose the duration of the mute, which defaults to forever. You can also use the mute button to block specific users and topics from appearing in your timeline. Alternatively, you can unmute words from tweets permanently.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter also offers a similar feature to Facebook. Whenever you see a tweet that you don&#8217;t like, you can unmute it. You can either mull the tweet immediately or later, and you can select when to unmute it. Similarly, Facebook allows you to mull words and phrases, and you can choose whether to mute a word or phrase on a specific timeline. You can also set the time limit for when the word will appear in your notifications.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Twitter muting words, users can also mute notifications and those from users they do not follow. This feature is especially helpful for people who don&#8217;t want their tweets to be read by everyone. It&#8217;s possible to unmute words and phrases in a tweet by following a few simple steps. 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