X Write is a composer tool that lets writers create stories and other longform content, called Notes, for their followers to engage with—all on X. We’re currently running a closed test with a small group of writers who will help us learn how best to support people who come to write on X.
For readers in countries where the test will be running, you’ll see Note cards—posts with Note previews and links—in your Home timeline if you’re following someone participating in the post test group for Notes, or if someone you follow Reposts, Quote posts, or shares a link to a Note. Readers in some countries will not be able to view Note cards or Notes at this time.
Select the Note card to read the content. A new mobile browser web page will open on the X domain.
Select the Note card to read the content. A new mobile browser web page will open on the X domain.
Select the Note card to read the content without leaving X.
You can also navigate to the writer’s profile to read their published Notes under the new Notes tab.
For this small test, we’re providing an initial group of writers the ability to try out this feature as we’re building it.
People in many locations will see a Note card in their timeline if:
Additionally, Notes will have unique URLs that people can navigate to from outside of the Twitter platform, whether or not they are logged in to Twitter, and even if they do not have a Twitter account.
Note: During this limited test, Notes will not be viewable to people in some countries.
A Note card is a Tweet that contains a preview of a Note link. Once the link in the card is selected, it will open up the Note created by the writer.
Note cards will appear in your timeline just like other Tweets when they are Tweeted, Retweeted or Quote Tweeted by someone you follow. Once a Note is published by a writer, the Note will have a unique URL, which people can navigate to whether or not they are logged in to Twitter. For writers included in our test, you can visit their Twitter profile (on web only), and see the Notes they have published under the new Notes tab.
Notes are distributed on your Home timeline just like Tweets are.
Navigate to the Note card.
Select the share icon.
Share the Tweet either by copying the link or sending via Direct Message.
You can also Retweet and Quote Tweet Note cards in your timeline.
Navigate to the Note.
Select the more icon at the top of the Note.
Choose from two options: Share via Tweet or Copy link to Note to share elsewhere.
You can interact with a Note card in the same ways as you would with a regular Tweet. However, after selecting a Note card to read an article, it is not currently possible to react to or reply to a Note from the article itself.
We plan to gradually expand the number of people with access to this feature. The timing will depend on what we learn during the current test.
Yes. Part of the purpose of this test is to understand how writers and readers engage with Notes. We want to learn how we might improve the feature to best serve both writers and readers, before it’s more widely available.
A Note title is limited to 100 characters, and the body of a Note is limited to 2,500 words.
Yes, the writer of a Note will be able to edit it after it has been published. Readers will be able to tell that a Note has been edited by the Edited label at the top. Writers participating in the test are required to adhere to the Twitter Rules, and to include updates in their Notes informing readers about changes they have made to the Notes in a manner consistent with best practices for online editing of published content.
When a Note is edited and republished, the URL will remain the same as when it was first published, so all previous public links will still work, but will link to the edited version of the Note.
The Note will be updated within the Retweeted Note card and you won’t receive a notification.
No. The purpose of the tool we are testing is to provide an additional experience for writers on Twitter outside of Tweets.
If a writer has chosen to protect their Tweets, Tweets containing links to their Notes will also be protected. However, all published Notes will have unique URLs that are accessible to people with or without Twitter accounts wherever they are shared, even to people who do not follow the writer, regardless of their settings.
You can report Tweets that are in violation of the Twitter Rules or our Terms of Service.
Navigate to the Tweet you’d like to report.
Select the more icon located at the top of the Tweet.
Select Report Tweet.
Select Start report. We’ll ask you to provide additional information about the issue you’re reporting. We may also ask you to select additional Tweets from the account you’re reporting so we have better context to evaluate your report.
Submit your report.
Reports for copyright infringement should be sent to copyright@twitter.com.
Please review our Trademark Policy, which links to our Trademark infringement report form.
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