How to Change Your Twitter Background

You can change the background of your Twitter profile page from the default blue to another color. You can even upload an image of your choice (or do both!). You can tile an image (make it repeat, like tiles on a floor), make an image large enough to cover the entire background, or choose a smaller image that doesn’t cover the entire background (and leaves a solid color behind it).

To change your background by using Twitter’s tools, follow these steps:

Sign in to Twitter and click Settings in the top-right menu bar.

The Settings page opens.

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In the Design tab, select a pre-made background or use your own image or pattern.

The pre-made Twitter backgrounds appear in square thumbnail images inside the Design tab. If you prefer to use a background image or pattern from your computer, click the Change Background Image link below the pattern images. Then, upload a file by clicking the Browse button and finding your image on your computer.

If you want your image to tile, click the Tile Background option. To customize your text and links, click the Change Design Colors link. Click Save

You may want to make your Twitter page match the color scheme of your blog or Web site. If you can access the hexadecimal codes on your blog’s color scheme, you can enter those same hexadecimal codes in the appropriate boxes. After you finish, click Save Changes to update your colors. If you mess up before you save your changes, you can always hit Cancel or navigate away to retain your current color settings.

Click each of the color swatch squares that you want to change.

A note above each square tells you what part of the text or design is affected.

When you’re happy with your color scheme, click Save.

If you’re using Twitter for business purposes, use your background to reflect your company’s identity — tiling your logo as the background, for example.

If the default themes or images don’t appeal to you, or if you’re looking for something simpler or more casual, you can find free background images at sites, such as TwitterPatterns. TwitterPatterns offers a variety of pattern graphics to choose from, all of which are sized specifically to fit Twitter profiles. If you’re feeling adventurous, you can hunt online for interesting background images on your own and upload them yourself. Just make sure that they’re the right shape and size.