What was the name of Twitter’s original blue-bird mascot, introduced in 2010?

Twitter’s original blue-bird mascot, introduced in 2010, was called Larry the Bird.

The name referred to Larry Bird, the former Boston Celtics basketball player. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone confirmed the association, linking the company’s mascot to the famous athlete. The bird logo became one of the most recognizable symbols in modern technology branding.

The 2010 version was designed by Simon Oxley and represented a simplified bird in flight. Twitter later refined the image in 2012 into a more geometric mark, commonly known as the Twitter Bird. The company used the logo alongside its name for years, making the bird strongly associated with tweeting and short social updates.

After Elon Musk acquired Twitter, the company rebranded as X in 2023. The bird logo was removed from the main identity, and an X became the platform’s principal symbol. Even so, “Larry the Bird” remains a notable part of Twitter’s visual history and is sometimes confused with the generic phrase “the Twitter bird.”