How To Change Twitter Language

Twitter is a social platform where you can find trending topics, events, and news.

Besides, you can interact with other users and their posts.

While Twitter is great, sometimes you may be uncomfortable with the content or display language.

Also, you could not understand the language used in a given tweet.

Luckily, you have the option of changing the language on Twitter.

But how to go about it?

This guide offers various ways of changing your Twitter language. Besides, we will cover the steps for mobile and desktop to ensure we all have a method that works for us. With that being said, let’s dive in!

How To Change Twitter Language

On Twitter, you have three options for changing your language.

First, you can change the language of a tweet by translating it into one you understand.

Second, you can change the display language, which involves changing the language used on buttons, headlines, etc.

Lastly, you can change the content language, which involves changing the language for tweets, trends, etc.

Let’s cover each option in detail.

Method #1: Changing Content Language on Twitter

The content language is the language you see when viewing your home timeline. Use the steps below to change it.

For Mobile

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Twitter app.
2. Tap on your profile picture in the top left corner.
3. Tap on the “Settings & Support” option from the navigation menu.
4. Tap on “Settings and privacy.”
5. Go to the “Accessibility, display, and languages” section.
6. Tap on “Languages.”
7. Tap the “Other languages” option.
8. Select a language from those listed on the page.
9. Tap on “Done” in the bottom right corner.

Your chosen language will be used when viewing trends, tweets, and people.

For Desktop

Follow these steps:

1. Open Twitter on your PC.
2. Click the “More” button.
3. Click the option for “Settings and Support.”
4. Click on “Settings and privacy.”
5. Select “Accessibility, display, and languages.”
6. Select “Languages.”
7. Click on the “Languages you may know” option or, in some cases, “Additional languages you speak.”
8. Enter your password and tap on “Confirm.”
9. Choose your languages.

That’s it. Your language will change for the content you view on Twitter.

Method #2: Changing Display Language on Twitter

The steps below set the language Twitter should use for displays.

Note that you can only change the display language on Twitter using the Twitter website. However, you can change your phone’s language for mobile, which will also reflect on Twitter.

For Desktop

This is the only method that allows you to change your Twitter display language directly using the steps below:

1. Open the Twitter website and access your account.
2. Click on the “More” button.
3. Click on the “Settings and Support” option.
4. Select “Settings and privacy.”
5. Tap the “Accessibility, display, and languages” option.
6. Click on “Languages.”
7. Under “Display language,” click on “Display language.”
8. Click on the drop-down icon.
9. Select your preferred language.
10. Lastly, click the “Save” button.

For Android

Follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings and tap on “System,” “Personal,” or “Additional settings.”
2. Locate and tap on “Languages and input.”
3. Tap on “Languages.”
4. Select your preferred language from the list.
5. Restart the Twitter app.

Once you relaunch the Twitter app, the display language will have updated.

For iPhone

Follow these steps:

1. Open your iPhone’s Settings app.
2. Scroll down and select “Twitter.”
3. Tap on “Language” at the bottom.
4. Select the preferred language from the list.

If you access your Twitter account, your chosen language will reflect.

Method #3: Translating Tweet Language

On Twitter, you are likely to encounter tweets written in a language you don’t understand.

In such a case, you can translate the tweet into a language you are at home with.

So, locate the tweet written in another language and click the “Translate Tweet” button below it.

Once you do, you can choose which language to translate, or Twitter will use the language you set above for your content.

Conclusion

Changing language on Twitter is easy.

To change the display language, use Twitter’s website or try changing the language on your phone.

You can change the content language on your phone or via the website.

Besides, you can translate any tweet on your account using the steps covered in this guide.