What Are Favorites?

Favorites, represented by a small star icon next to a Tweet, are most commonly used when users like a Tweet and wish to save it for later.
If you've marked a Tweet as a Favorite, you'll see it in two places:

1. the left hand side of the Tweet.
2. when you hover over a Tweet (there will be a glowing yellow star at the bottom next to the timestamp, shown below.)

How to mark a Tweet as a Favorite

If you're logged in, you can mark any update as a favorite from:

• your home timeline
• a person's profile page
• an update's static page
• your phone (reply to Twitter with a text saying 'fav username.' For example, fav jack)

Note: If you favorite updates from users with protected profiles, the update will not appear in the favorites tab on your profile page unless the viewer is an approved follower of the update's author.
For example:

• I follow the protected account @em33,
• I favorite one of her Tweets
• My follower @ded will NOT see it in my favorites when he visits my favorites tab on my profile page unless he is also an approved follower of @em33.
• Similarly, logged out users can not see protected Tweets that have been marked as favorites.

Viewing Tweets Marked as Favorites

To see Tweets marked as favorites:

1. Navigate to your profile (or a friend's if you want to see their favorites)
2. Click the 'favorites' tab (just below the 'follow' button.)
3. Browse and enjoy!

Removing a Favorite Status

If you're so over a Tweet and need to remove it as a favorite, just click the star again and it will go hollow, removing the Tweet from your favorites list.