Twitter Will No Longer Count Usernames Towards A Tweet’s 140 Character Limit

As of now, Twitter will no longer count usernames towards a tweet’s 140 character limit. Anything that has us not sacrifice proper use of language will be greatly welcomed.

This new feature will change the interface for replies. Replying to a tweet would have prioritize usernames first, but now replying will only hold the content being shared and the account names included will appear inline. This slight change will still limit users to 140 characters, it just wont limit users to sacrificing content or users tagged.

Hopefully the change will transition well, because replies may possibly get a bit complex. Twitter getting rid of their @ symbol to start a reply means the reply messaging interface will have all conversations separate from the initial text replied to. The photo below is an example how messages with multiple twitter handles will appear.

Twitter has been working on this change for nearly a year so this is not too much vexing news. They have been testing different variations on this new feature since last May. In regards to the new reply interface, Product manager Sasank Reddy states, In our tests of this new experience, we found that people engage more with conversations on Twitter. It is possible this new reply interface will promote us to communicate with one another on a more personal and direct manner than before.