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Meta tags

twitter:title

Provides the title used in an X Card link preview. The metadata name retains the twitter: prefix.

Code examples

Good example
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Learn Web Development Basics">
Names the topic of the page directly.
Good example
<meta name="twitter:title" content="10 Tips for Beginner Photographers">
A specific article title.
Avoid this example
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Read This Now!">
Too vague to identify the page.
Avoid this example
<meta name="twitter:title" content="">
An empty value provides no card title.

Recommendations

  • 01
    Name the Page Clearly
    X may truncate long titles, so put the distinguishing words first.
  • 02
    Match the Page
    The card title can differ from the HTML title, but both should describe the same page.

Related documentation

Related meta tags

twitter:app:id:ipad

name

Legacy Twitter App Card field for the numeric App Store ID of an iPad app. X has retired its public App Card reference.

<meta name="twitter:app:id:ipad" content="307234931">
The numeric App Store ID once used by App Cards.

twitter:app:id:iphone

name

Legacy Twitter App Card field for the numeric App Store ID of an iPhone app. X has retired its public App Card reference.

<meta name="twitter:app:id:iphone" content="307234931">
The numeric App Store ID for the former Twitter iPhone app.

twitter:app:id:googleplay

name

Legacy Twitter App Card field for an Android application ID, usually the package name used by Google Play. X has retired its public App Card reference.

<meta name="twitter:app:id:googleplay" content="com.example.app">
A conventional Android application ID.

twitter:app:name:ipad

name

Legacy Twitter App Card field for the name of an iPad app. X has retired its public App Card reference.

<meta name="twitter:app:name:ipad" content="My Amazing App">
A plain app name that matches the store listing.

twitter:app:name:googleplay

name

Legacy Twitter App Card field for the name of an Android app. X has retired its public App Card reference.

<meta name="twitter:app:name:googleplay" content="MyApp">
A short app name that matches the store listing.