What are Twitter Cards?
Twitter Cards (now X Cards) are meta tags that let you control how your content displays when shared on X.
Twitter Card types
Summary Card
Shows title, description, and thumbnail. Ideal for blog articles and general pages.
Summary Card with Large Image
Similar to Summary but with a larger featured image. Recommended for visual content and products.
App Card
For promoting mobile applications. Includes direct links to app stores.
Player Card
For multimedia content: video, audio, and streams. Plays directly in the timeline.
Required meta tags
twitter:card defines the card type. twitter:site shows the @ handle. twitter:title and twitter:description are X-specific.
Best practices
Use images at least 1200x675 pixels. Title should not exceed 70 characters. Maximum recommended description is 200 characters.
Validation
Use X's Card Validator to test your cards before sharing. Verify the image loads correctly.
Conclusion
Twitter Cards improve your content visibility on X. At Vynta we configure optimized Twitter Cards alongside Open Graph for complete social sharing coverage.