diff --git a/.changeset/lazy-toys-enjoy.md b/.changeset/lazy-toys-enjoy.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96c505a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lazy-toys-enjoy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'socialitejs': patch
+---
+
+Twitter `@` prefix is now optionally matched.
diff --git a/src/networks/tests/twitter.test.ts b/src/networks/tests/twitter.test.ts
index 3352afb..ce1172d 100644
--- a/src/networks/tests/twitter.test.ts
+++ b/src/networks/tests/twitter.test.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import {twitter} from '../twitter';
 
 describe('Social networks > twitter', () => {
   const mockSocialite = new Socialite(allSocialiteNetworks);
-  const mockCommonUrl = `https://www.twitter.com/${twitter.prefix}${mockGenericUser}`;
 
   it('returns expected `id`, `user`, and `prefix` from common url', () => {
+    const mockCommonUrl = `https://www.twitter.com/${mockGenericUser}`;
+
     const {id, user, prefix} = mockSocialite.parseProfile(
       mockCommonUrl,
     ) as SocialiteProfile;
@@ -17,8 +18,20 @@ describe('Social networks > twitter', () => {
     expect(prefix).toBe(twitter.prefix);
   });
 
+  it('returns expected `id`, `user`, and `prefix` from prefixed url', () => {
+    const mockPrefixedUrl = `https://www.twitter.com/${twitter.prefix}${mockGenericUser}`;
+
+    const {id, user, prefix} = mockSocialite.parseProfile(
+      mockPrefixedUrl,
+    ) as SocialiteProfile;
+
+    expect(id).toBe(twitter.id);
+    expect(user).toBe(mockGenericUser);
+    expect(prefix).toBe(twitter.prefix);
+  });
+
   it('returns expected `id`, `user`, and `prefix` from url with trailing path', () => {
-    const mockUncommonUrl = `${mockCommonUrl}/trail-123`;
+    const mockUncommonUrl = `https://www.twitter.com/${twitter.prefix}${mockGenericUser}/trail-123`;
     const {id, user, prefix} = mockSocialite.parseProfile(
       mockUncommonUrl,
     ) as SocialiteProfile;
diff --git a/src/networks/twitter.ts b/src/networks/twitter.ts
index 5f34d2c..1d42f4c 100644
--- a/src/networks/twitter.ts
+++ b/src/networks/twitter.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export const twitter: SocialiteNetwork = {
   appUrl: `https://mobile.twitter.com/${prefix}${profileReplacement.user}`,
   matcher: {
     domain: /twitter/,
-    user: `${prefix}[^\\/]+`,
   },
   prefix,
 };
diff --git a/src/tests/fixtures/valid-profiles.ts b/src/tests/fixtures/valid-profiles.ts
index 6edc87c..61b74a8 100644
--- a/src/tests/fixtures/valid-profiles.ts
+++ b/src/tests/fixtures/valid-profiles.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import type {
 } from '../../types';
 import {getUrlWithSubstitutions} from '../../utilities';
 
-export const mockGenericUser = '~f00+96%Hum@n_123-!';
+export const mockGenericUser = '~f00+96%Hum^n_123-!';
 
 export const mockBehanceUser: UserName = 'Uz3r_N@me!';
 export const mockBehanceUrl: BasicUrl = `https://www.behance.net/${mockBehanceUser}/`;