TikTok is adding text posts

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/ The shortform video app is adding the ability to share text-based posts with music and stickers, similar to Instagram Stories.

By Mia Sato , platforms and communities reporter with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools.

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TikTok users can now post text-based updates in addition to videos and series of photos — just as platforms like Meta’s Threads are vying to take on Twitter’s microblogging dominance.

Text posts appear similar to Instagram Stories visually: users can add a background color, edit how text appears, and add music and stickers to the post. Posts have a 1,000-character limit (yes, I tested it to find out). Other users can also engage with the post similar to how they interact with video — by stitching, dueting, and commenting.

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Seeing the company responsible for the tidal wave of shortform video add text features is interesting on its own, but the timing is worth noting. Platforms like Threads , Bluesky, Mastodon, and a litany of others are trying to position themselves as a viable replacement to Twitter — or at least something that approximates what made Twitter fun. But as the platform increasingly loses features , traffic , and even its iconic bird logo , the window for other apps to jump in is open. TikTok appears to be at least a little interested.

Meta, TikTok’s main competitor in shortform video, had a record-breaking week following the release of Threads earlier this month. But will it stick? Daily active users have plummeted since its peak, and the lack of a feed strictly filled with accounts a user follows has turned some people off ( Meta insists that’s in the works ).

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Creators / Tech / TikTok. / The shortform video app is adding the ability to share text-based posts with music and stickers, similar to Instagram Stories. By Mia Sato , platforms and communities reporter with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. |. Share this story. TikTok users can now post text-based updates in addition to videos and series of photos — just as platforms like Meta’s Threads are vying to take on Twitter’s microblogging dominance. Text posts appear similar to Instagram Stories visually: users can add a background color, edit how text appears, and add music and stickers to the post. Posts have a 1,000-character limit (yes, I tested it to find out). Other users can also engage with the post similar to how they interact with video — by stitching, dueting, and commenting. Related. The hunt for the next Twitter: all the news about alternative social media platforms. RIP Twitter’s iconic bird logo. Seeing the company responsible for the tidal wave of shortform video add text features is interesting on its own, but the timing is worth noting. Platforms like Threads , Bluesky, Mastodon, and a litany of others are trying to position themselves as a viable replacement to Twitter — or at least something that approximates what made Twitter fun. But as the platform increasingly loses features , traffic , and even its iconic bird logo , the window for other apps to jump in is open. TikTok appears to be at least a little interested. Meta, TikTok’s main competitor in shortform video, had a record-breaking week following the release of Threads earlier this month. But will it stick? Daily active users have plummeted since its peak, and the lack of a feed strictly filled with accounts a user follows has turned some people off ( Meta insists that’s in the works ). Twitter is being rebranded as X. Time is running out on the Climate Clock. Paramount Plus dropped its big Star Trek crossover episode early, and it’s a delight. Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears. How my smart home almost saved my vacation. Verge Deals. / Sign up for Verge Deals to get deals on products we've tested sent to your inbox daily. Terms. Privacy Notice. Privacy Policy. Terms of Service. From our sponsor. Advertiser Content From.