{"id":14813,"date":"2010-08-22T12:31:08","date_gmt":"2010-08-22T07:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=14813"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:01:08","slug":"best-way-to-tweet-pages-without-twitter-buttons-on-any-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/08\/best-way-to-tweet-pages-without-twitter-buttons-on-any-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Share Any Web Page on X (Twitter) Without Share Buttons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to <strong>share a page on X<\/strong> (Twitter) when the site has no share button? In 2010 Twitter released an official bookmarklet: drag it to your bookmarks bar, click it on any page, and a tweet box opened with the title and link filled in. That old bookmarklet stopped working when Twitter changed its share URLs, but the idea still works in 2026. Here are the quickest ways to post any web page to X from any browser, with or without buttons.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/twitter-bookmarklet.png\" alt=\"share a page on X with a bookmarklet\" width=\"489\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/twitter-bookmarklet.png 489w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/twitter-bookmarklet-150x68.png 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/twitter-bookmarklet-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> On a phone, use the browser&#8217;s Share button and pick the X app. On a computer, add our updated &#8220;Post to X&#8221; bookmarklet to your bookmarks bar; clicking it opens a post window with the page title and link ready to send. You can also copy the page address and paste it into a new post; X adds the preview card automatically.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6adaf12cdcb61\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6adaf12cdcb61\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/08\/best-way-to-tweet-pages-without-twitter-buttons-on-any-browser\/#Why_share_a_page_on_X_without_buttons\" >Why share a page on X without buttons?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/08\/best-way-to-tweet-pages-without-twitter-buttons-on-any-browser\/#Method_1_Use_your_phones_share_sheet\" >Method 1: Use your phone&#8217;s share sheet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/08\/best-way-to-tweet-pages-without-twitter-buttons-on-any-browser\/#Method_2_The_%E2%80%9CPost_to_X%E2%80%9D_bookmarklet_desktop\" >Method 2: The &#8220;Post to X&#8221; bookmarklet (desktop)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/08\/best-way-to-tweet-pages-without-twitter-buttons-on-any-browser\/#Method_3_Copy_and_paste_the_link\" >Method 3: Copy and paste the link<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/08\/best-way-to-tweet-pages-without-twitter-buttons-on-any-browser\/#Method_4_Browser_share_menus\" >Method 4: Browser share menus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/08\/best-way-to-tweet-pages-without-twitter-buttons-on-any-browser\/#Running_a_website_Add_a_share_button\" >Running a website? Add a share button<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/08\/best-way-to-tweet-pages-without-twitter-buttons-on-any-browser\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/08\/best-way-to-tweet-pages-without-twitter-buttons-on-any-browser\/#Does_the_old_Twitter_bookmarklet_still_work\" >Does the old Twitter bookmarklet still work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/08\/best-way-to-tweet-pages-without-twitter-buttons-on-any-browser\/#Why_doesnt_my_bookmarklet_open_anything\" >Why doesn&#8217;t my bookmarklet open anything?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/08\/best-way-to-tweet-pages-without-twitter-buttons-on-any-browser\/#Can_I_share_on_X_without_the_app\" >Can I share on X without the app?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_share_a_page_on_X_without_buttons\"><\/span>Why share a page on X without buttons?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Many sites have dropped social share buttons to speed up pages and protect visitor privacy, since each button loads scripts from the social network. Others only show buttons for Facebook or LinkedIn. Browser extensions for X come and go, and many stopped working after X changed its API. A bookmarklet or your device&#8217;s share sheet doesn&#8217;t depend on the website or on any extension, so it keeps working on every page you visit. When you share a page on X this way, add a line of your own about why it&#8217;s worth reading; posts with a personal comment get far more attention than a bare title and link.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Use_your_phones_share_sheet\"><\/span>Method 1: Use your phone&#8217;s share sheet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox on a phone, tap the <strong>Share<\/strong> icon and choose <strong>X<\/strong>. The X app opens with the link in a new post. This works on every site, buttons or not.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_The_%E2%80%9CPost_to_X%E2%80%9D_bookmarklet_desktop\"><\/span>Method 2: The &#8220;Post to X&#8221; bookmarklet (desktop)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Drag this link to your browser&#8217;s bookmarks bar: <strong><a href=\"javascript:(()=>{window.open(&#8216;https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/post?text=&#8217;+encodeURIComponent(document.title)+&#8217;&amp;url=&#8217;+encodeURIComponent(location.href),&#8217;_blank&#8217;,&#8217;width=600,height=520&#8242;)})();&#8221;>Post to X<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If dragging doesn&#8217;t work, create a new bookmark named &#8220;Post to X&#8221; and paste this code as its URL:<\/p>\n<pre><code>javascript:(()=>{window.open('https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/post?text='+encodeURIComponent(document.title)+'&amp;url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href),'_blank','width=600,height=520')})();<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Click the bookmark on any page and a small window opens with the title and link, ready to post. It uses X&#8217;s official share URL, so you&#8217;ll need to be logged in to X in that browser. It works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave and Safari.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Copy_and_paste_the_link\"><\/span>Method 3: Copy and paste the link<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Copy the address from the address bar (Ctrl+L then Ctrl+C on Windows, Cmd+L then Cmd+C on a Mac), open X and paste it into a new post. X shows the page&#8217;s preview card if the site has proper X Card tags.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_4_Browser_share_menus\"><\/span>Method 4: Browser share menus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft Edge and Safari have built-in share menus on desktop; Chrome&#8217;s &#8220;Cast, save and share&#8221; menu lets you copy the link or a QR code. These are handy when you also want to share with other apps.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Running_a_website_Add_a_share_button\"><\/span>Running a website? Add a share button<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Make it easy for readers: see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2014\/06\/effective-tweet-buttons\/\">tricks for effective tweet buttons<\/a>, or pick a share plugin from our list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/04\/10-best-twitter-tools-for-wordpress-blogs\/\">Twitter (X) plugins for WordPress<\/a>. A simple share link to <code>https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/post<\/code> needs no script at all.<\/p>\n<p>Want to save pages to read later instead of sharing them? See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/01\/bookmark-web-pages\/\">fastest ways to bookmark web pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_the_old_Twitter_bookmarklet_still_work\"><\/span>Does the old Twitter bookmarklet still work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The original 2010 bookmarklet used old twitter.com scripts that were retired. Use the updated bookmarklet above.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_doesnt_my_bookmarklet_open_anything\"><\/span>Why doesn&#8217;t my bookmarklet open anything?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Your browser may be blocking pop-ups for that site. Allow pop-ups, or change the code to open in the same tab.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_share_on_X_without_the_app\"><\/span>Can I share on X without the app?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. The bookmarklet and the share link work in any browser at x.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to share a page on X (Twitter) when the site has no share button? 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