Elon Musk reveals new X logo to replace Twitter’s blue bird

A workman removes a character from a sign on the Twitter headquarters building in San Francisco (Godofredo A Vasquez/AP)

Elon Musk has unveiled a new X logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the social media platform he bought for 44 billion dollars (£34.3 billion) last year.

The X started appearing at the top of the desktop version of Twitter on Monday, but the bird was still dominant across the smartphone app.