Twitter - share button, but with image

Question

I want to use regular share button like on this page https://twitter.com/about/resources/buttons#tweet but to add an embedded image from my site, not just link.

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Answer 1

You're right in thinking that, in order to share an image in this way without going down the Twitter Cards route, you need to to have tweeted the image already. As you say, it's also important that you grab the image link that's of the form pic.twitter.com/NuDSx1ZKwy

This step-by-step guide is worth checking out for anyone looking to implement a 'tweet this' link or button: http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2015/02/11/how-to-make-a-tweetable-image-in-your-blog-post/.