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How to Write and Publish an Article on X

From eligibility to the publish button: what you need, what the editor offers, and how to keep a copy of your finished piece.

Key takeaways

Publishing Articles needs a paid plan: at the time of writing (October 2026), X's help page limits it to Premium, Premium+, Premium Business and Premium Organizations accounts.
Open the Articles area from X's navigation and choose to write a new Article. Availability in apps has varied, so the web version at x.com is the safest place to start.
You can use a title, a cover image, headings, lists, links, images, video and embedded posts.
Editing a published Article, according to X, takes it offline until you republish it.
Back up each Article when you publish it. See the backup guide.

Who can write an Article

X launched Articles in 2024 for Premium+ subscribers and later widened access. At the time of writing (October 2026), X's Articles help page says publishing is limited to Premium and Premium+ subscribers, Premium Businesses and Premium Organizations. Plan names and prices change, so check your own account if the option is missing.

Anyone can read a published Article. For more background, see What are X Articles?

Step by step

Sign in to x.com on a computer with an eligible account.
Find Articles in the left navigation. If you do not see it, check your subscription, or look for the option to write an Article from the post composer menu.
Choose Write to open a new draft. X saves drafts so you can come back later.
Add a title, then the body. Add a cover image if you want one.
Preview it, then press Publish. The Article appears on your profile and can be shared as a post.

The exact labels and menu positions change as X updates the product. If a name differs from the one above, use what your screen shows.

What the editor can do

According to X's help page, Articles can contain images, video, GIFs, embedded posts and links. Text formatting covers headings, subheadings, bold, italics, strikethrough, indentation, and numbered or bulleted lists.

Cover image

The cover appears at the top of the Article and typically in the timeline preview. X's help page does not give image dimensions that we could verify. A wide image works best because the preview crops it, so keep any text well inside the frame, and test how it looks after you publish.

Embedding posts and media

Paste a link to another post to embed it, and add images where they support a point. Alt text is worth adding for accessibility if the editor offers it.

Editing and deleting

According to X's help page, to change a live Article you open it, use the three-dot menu and choose Edit Article. This unpublishes the Article, and readers cannot see it until you republish. So make edits in one sitting, and avoid fixing typos during peak traffic. The same menu offers delete. As far as we know, X had no built-in scheduler for Articles at the time of writing (October 2026), so you publish when you press the button.

Tips for readable Articles

Lead with the point. The title and first two paragraphs decide whether people continue.
Give each heading one job. Readers skim, so headings should tell the story by themselves.
Keep paragraphs short and use a list for steps or comparisons.
Use images with a purpose, such as charts, screenshots or examples.
Link your sources. It builds trust and helps readers check you.
Turning a thread into an Article? Rewrite it. A thread's cliffhangers and numbering read oddly in a single document.
Share it with a hook post that states the main idea, not just the title.

After publishing: save and share

X has no export button for an Article. Paste the post link (the one with /status/) into Xtracticle to get a PDF for sharing, or Markdown and ZIP to reuse the text elsewhere. Readers can do the same with X Article to PDF, even without an account, as described in reading X Articles without an account. Writers should keep their own archive, because posts can be deleted or accounts suspended. For a full routine, see how to back up your X Articles.

If you are weighing X against other places to publish, X Articles vs Substack vs Medium compares them. For length and media rules, see X Articles limits.

Privacy

No account, no login, no upload. Xtracticle fetches the public post on demand through the open-source FxTwitter API and builds your file in your browser. We don't store the posts you extract. We use Google Analytics to count anonymous visits and downloads so we know which features matter. The source code is on GitHub.

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Frequently asked questions

Who can write an article on X?

At the time of writing (October 2026), X says publishing is limited to Premium, Premium+, Premium Business and Premium Organizations accounts. Anyone can read Articles.

Where do I write an X Article?

Use the Articles option in X's navigation on x.com and choose to write a new Article. The label and position can change, and app availability has varied.

Can I edit an X Article after publishing?

Yes. According to X, use the three-dot menu and choose Edit Article. This unpublishes it until you republish.

Can I schedule an X Article?

We found no built-in scheduler for Articles. Some third-party tools offer scheduling, so check them before relying on it.

How do I save my X Article?

Paste the post link into Xtracticle and download Markdown, PDF or a ZIP with images.