How to See People's One-Line Bio on Twitter

Every Twitter user can customize his own brief bio with up to 160 characters. This bio appears on a user's profile page, in new follower notification emails, on pages for lists that user belongs to and in certain Twitter widgets. The Twitter web interface and certain third-party clients display URLs within a bio as clickable links, but formatting is not allowed. If you know someone's Twitter handle, you can look up his bio on the Twitter website.

Instructions

1. Visit the following URL in your web browser if you know the person's Twitter username:

   twitter.com/USERNAME

   Replace USERNAME with his username. Read her bio at the top of the screen.

2. Type the person's name or Twitter handle in the search box at the top of the screen. Click the "People" tab. Read his bio underneath his username in the search results.

3. Click on any user's Twitter name in your timeline while logged in to the Twitter website. Her bio will appear on the right-hand side of the screen.

Tips & Warnings

• You cannot read the bio of any user who set his profile to protected unless you are following him.

References

• Twitter Help Center: About Public and Protected Accounts

Resources

• Twitter