Elon Musk shares plans to replace Twitter bird logo with an X

Elon Musk has suggested the Twitter bird could be replaced by an X (Alamy/PA)

Twitter owner Elon Musk appears to have suggested he will replace the social media platform’s bird logo with an X.

The Tesla and SpaceX founder, who bought the company in October, tweeted on Sunday morning: “And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds”, before quickly adding: “If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we’ll make go live worldwide tomorrow”.