How Do You Blur Text on Threads? Avoid Spoilers with These Easy Tips

Can You Easily Hide Spoilers on Threads? Discover the Simple Steps for a Safer Experience

Spoilers can ruin the fun when you’re excited about a new show, movie, or book. Threads, which works like Twitter but is part of Instagram, lets you blur words or pictures in your posts. This helps everyone enjoy surprises at their own pace.

Getting Started with Spoiler Blurring

First, update the Threads app. Go to the App Store or Google Play Store. Search for Threads. If you see an Update button, tap it. This makes sure you have all the newest features.

How to Blur Text in a Post

1. Open Threads.
2. Tap the “What’s new” bar at the top or press the plus (+) button to start a new post.
3. Tap “Add a topic.” This helps people know what your post is about and warns them about spoilers.
4. Write your post.
5. To hide part of your text, press and hold the words you want to blur. Drag your finger to select more or less text.
6. A menu pops up. Tap “Mark spoiler.”
7. The selected words now look faded or have a gray background. This means they’re hidden.

If you change your mind, select the text again and tap “Unmark spoiler.” The words go back to normal.

How to Blur Images, Videos, or GIFs

1. Add your photo, video, or GIF by tapping the icons below the “What’s new” field.
2. Tap the three dots on the picture or video.
3. Tap “Mark as spoiler.”
4. The image or video will look blurry.

Using Spoiler Blurring on a Computer

1. Go to Threads in your web browser.
2. Click on the “What’s new” bar.
3. Add your topic.
4. Type your post.
5. Click and drag to select the words you want to hide.
6. Click “Mark as spoiler” when the option appears.
7. For images or videos, upload your media, click the three dots, and choose “Mark as spoiler.”

What Do Blurred Spoilers Look Like?

• Blurred text looks faded or covered with a soft gray shade.
• On a phone, it can look like dust covering the words.
• On a computer, it’s like a gray bar hiding the text, similar to Reddit.
• Blurred images and videos show a “Spoilers” warning and look fuzzy.
• To see the hidden content, tap or click on it.

Important Tips for Spoiler Safety

• You must be logged in to Threads to see blurred spoilers. If not, all content shows up clear.
• Threads lets you blur both text and media, which Instagram does not.
• If you share a Threads post to Instagram, the blur effect does not move over.

Can You Remove a Spoiler Blur?

You cannot unblur text or images after you post them with the spoiler mark. If you want to change it, you have to delete the post and make a new one without the spoiler tag.

For simple text posts, you can edit the text and add or remove spoiler marks before you post. Tap the three dots on your post, select “Edit,” change your text, and mark spoilers as needed. Then post it again.

Threads makes it simple to keep surprises safe. With these steps, you can share your excitement and protect others from spoilers.