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, it could be you don’t understand the language used on a given tweet.

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

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.

  • How To Change Twitter LanguageMethod #1: Changing Content Language on TwitterFor MobileFor DesktopMethod #2: Changing Display Language on TwitterFor DesktopFor AndroidFor iPhoneMethod #3: Translating Tweet LanguageConclusion

First, you can change the language of a tweet by translating it to a language 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

  • Open your Twitter account.Click on the “Settings and privacy” option from the navigation menu.Go to the “Accessibility, display, and languages” section.Click on “Languages”.Tap the option for “Select additional languages”.Select a language from those listed on the page.

The language you choose will be used when viewing trends, tweets, and people.

For Desktop

  • Open your Twitter account.Click the “More” button.Tap the option for “Settings and privacy”.Select “Accessibility, display, and languages”.Click “Language”.Tap the option for “Languages you may know” or, in some cases, “Select Additional languages”.Choose your selection and tap the “Done” button.

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

Method #2: Changing Display Language on Twitter

The steps below are used to 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.

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

  • Open the Twitter website and access your account.Tap on the “More” button.Click on the “Settings and privacy” option.Tap the “Accessibility, display, and language” option.Click on “Languages”.Under “Display Language”, select the language you wish Twitter to use.Lastly, click the “Save” button.

For Android

  • Go to Settings and click on “System” or “Personal”.Locate and click the “Languages and Input”.Tap on “Languages”.Click the “Add a language” option.Select your preferred language and drag the language to the top of the list.Restart the Twitter app.

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

For iPhone

  • Open your iPhone’s settings app.Click on “General”.Scroll down and click on “Language & Region”.Click on “iPhone Language” if you want to change the primary language.Alternatively, click on “Other Languages” to add another language.Still, on settings, locate the Twitter app and click on it.Tap the “Preferred Language” option.Select the language you want to use for the display.

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, you must use Twitter’s website or try changing the language on your phone.

For content language, you can change it on your phone or via the website.

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