How to repost on X: repost, quote, and undo

#Quick answer

To repost on X, tap the repost icon under the post - the two arrows that form a square - then tap "Repost" in the menu that pops up. The post is shared to your followers with the original author's name on it, and the icon turns green to confirm. To add your own comment, tap "Quote" instead. The steps are the same on iPhone, Android, and x.com, and reposting is free on every account.

Last updated: August 2026

#TL;DR

Reposting on X (formerly Twitter) is what used to be called a retweet - X renamed the button but kept the mechanic. Two taps share any public post to your followers. The decision that actually matters for growth is not how to repost but whether to repost or quote: a plain repost credits the original author and leaves nothing on your own profile, while a quote becomes a new post of yours. Below: the exact taps, how to undo, the protected-account rule most guides skip, and how to use reposts without looking like a bot.

#How to repost on X (the two-tap version)

The repost control sits in the row of icons under every post, between the reply bubble and the like heart. It looks like two arrows chasing each other into a square.

1. Find the post you want to share - in your timeline, on a profile, or from search.
2. Tap the repost icon beneath it.
3. In the menu, tap Repost.

That is it. The post now appears in your followers' feeds, labeled with your name at the top ("You reposted") and the original author's handle on the post itself. The icon turns green so you can see at a glance that you have already shared it. Nothing gets added to your own profile's main post list, because a repost is a share, not a new post you authored.

This flow is identical across surfaces. On the iPhone and Android apps the menu slides up from the bottom; on x.com in a desktop browser it appears as a small dropdown. There is no separate "retweet" button anymore - if you learned X as Twitter, the repost icon is exactly where retweet used to be.

#Repost vs quote: the choice that decides your reach

Tapping the repost icon gives you two options, and picking the right one is the whole game.

| | Repost | Quote | |---|---|---| | Adds your own words | No | Yes - text, plus one GIF, up to 4 photos, or a video | | Shows on your profile as your post | No | Yes, as a new post | | Credited to | Original author | You, wrapping their post | | Best for | Amplifying something as-is | Reacting, adding takes, starting a conversation |

A plain repost is pure amplification. It is the fastest way to signal "read this," but it does little to build your voice, because followers see it attributed to the original poster and it does not land on your profile timeline. A quote post is the opposite: you stack your own comment on top, it publishes as your post, and it invites replies to you. If you are trying to grow, quotes usually pull more weight than bare reposts - your commentary is what people follow you for.

To quote, tap the repost icon, choose Quote, type your comment, attach media if you want, and tap Repost (or Post) to publish.

#How to undo a repost

Changed your mind, or reposted the wrong thing? Undoing takes the same icon.

1. Open the post you reposted (it is easiest to find under your profile's reposts, or in the original spot).
2. Tap the repost icon - it shows green while the repost is active.
3. Choose Undo repost.

The icon returns to grey and the share is removed from other people's timelines. One honest caveat from X's own help center: a copy already cached on someone's device, or syndicated to a third-party site that embeds X posts, can keep showing for a little while after you undo. The undo is not retroactive across the entire internet, only across X's live timelines.

#Reposting your own posts

You can repost your own post, and it is a legitimate tactic. A strong post buried by a fast-moving feed can be resurfaced for followers who were asleep when you first hit publish. It beats deleting and re-uploading, which throws away the likes and replies the post already earned.

Frequency is the line to watch. Reposting the same post again and again looks spammy to followers and can trip X's spam-behavior systems, which target repetitive, high-volume actions. If you find yourself wanting to resurface posts on a schedule, that is a job for planning, not manual repeat-tapping - see how to schedule posts on X for the sane way to space content out.

#Protected accounts: the rule most guides skip

Here is the detail stale ranking pages tend to miss. If an account is protected (private), its posts cannot be reposted by anyone - not even by approved followers who can see those posts. The repost icon is disabled on protected posts by design, because a repost would expose that content to people outside the approved-follower circle.

Going the other way is fine: if your account is protected, you can still repost and quote other people's public posts normally. Protection limits who can reshare your posts, not what you can reshare from others. If you want a public post to reach beyond your own circle, a quote does not get around this either - protected content stays inside its walls.

#Managing reposts you don't want to see - or that clutter your notifications

Two housekeeping controls are worth knowing.

Silence one account's reposts. If someone you follow reposts constantly and you only want their original posts, go to their profile, tap the three-dot menu, and choose Turn off Reposts. You keep their own posts and drop the noise. Note the limit: this is per-account. X has no master switch to hide every repost from your entire feed at once.

See who reposted you. Open your Notifications tab to find who reshared or quoted your posts. Reposts and quotes are strong engagement signals - the X algorithm treats a reshare as a vote that your post is worth spreading, which is part of why a single well-timed post can snowball. If you track your X engagement rate, reposts and quotes are among the actions that move it most, because they carry your post into audiences you do not follow.

#Using reposts to grow (without looking automated)

Reposts and quotes are amplification tools, so the temptation is to do a lot of them, fast. That is exactly the pattern X's spam systems are tuned to notice. Bulk reposting from a cloud tool - shared IP pools, a delegate account, actions firing in tight bursts - raises your detection surface, and X has broadened its automation enforcement through 2026 under its automation rules. Automating engagement through a browser is a gray area, not a sanctioned path, and no tool can promise it is invisible.

If you do automate resharing and content, keep it human-paced and low-surface. That is the design behind X-Autopilot: it runs in your own browser with your existing session on a residential connection, so there is no delegate account and no shared cloud IP pool - a lower detection surface than cloud schedulers, though never a guarantee. Whichever way you go, treat reposts as a signal you spend deliberately: amplify the posts worth amplifying, quote when you have something to add, and let the strong stuff spread on its own. For a broader look at doing this safely, compare your options in our guide to the best X automation tools.