X introduces ‘Articles’ for Premium+ users to write and share long-form content

xthe microblogging platform formerly known as Twitterhas now introduced a new feature that allows users to share long written content. However, this feature is not available for all users. The firm announced that this long-form content creation feature called Articles can only be used by paid users. Only X Premium+ Users or authenticated organizations can currently access this feature. The company is yet to confirm whether the feature will eventually be rolled out to all other non-paying users.

In a post on X, the firm announced that Articles X Premium+ and verified organizations will be available starting March 8. This will allow them to write and share long-form content with their followers. Articles can be found in the Articles section in the sidebar on the web version of Composer X. Users can start creating their article from there.

A variety of formatting options, such as bold, italic, and strikethrough text, as well as bullet points and numbered lists, can be used to compose an article. Users can embed images, videos or even other X posts with the article. An Engadget Reports Claims that the essay limit is 100,000 characters or about 15,000 words.

As with regular X posts, articles will appear in the New Articles tab on users’ profiles and on their followers’ timelines, once published. Articles can also be distinguished from regular X posts due to a unique icon and layout.

Once published, users will also have the option to edit or delete the article. For example, to edit an already published article, users need to go to the respective article or published timeline in Article Composer. Then they can click on the three-dot menu > Edit the article. > please confirm., which will unpublish it. After editing, the article can be republished. To delete an article, users will get Delete. option under the three-dot menu mentioned earlier.