Guides

Four longer pieces on reading, hearing and writing posts on X. Each one has a Listen button, so you can try the read-aloud engine on the guide itself.

1. How to Make an X Thread Accessible

   Alt text, hashtags, emoji, numbering and links: the small habits that decide whether a screen reader user can follow your thread.

   1168 words · 5 min read · about 7 min to listen

2. How to Listen to Long X Threads Instead of Reading Them

   Phone and computer read-aloud options, how to pick a voice and speed you can follow, and how to keep your place in a 40-post thread.

   1015 words · 4 min read · about 6 min to listen

3. Screen Readers and X: What Works and What Gets in the Way

   How people using VoiceOver, TalkBack, NVDA, JAWS and Narrator move through X, which settings help, and what a thread sounds like from the other side.

   1101 words · 5 min read · about 7 min to listen

4. How to Write X Posts That Read Well Aloud

   Front-load the point, write numbers the way you would say them, spell out the shortcuts, and listen to your draft before you post it.

   1065 words · 5 min read · about 6 min to listen