Draw your X circle.
Type a username and get a map of the people it talks with most, the closest ones nearest the middle.
Works on public accounts, with no X login. Posts are read from this browser through FxTwitter, an independent service. How the data is handled.
An example: invented accounts, faces from old paintings. The controls already work: try them.
How the map fills up
- Closest, 7 peopleThe highest scores, right around the middle. The top three carry a number.
- Close, 15 peopleThe next group, a step further out and a little smaller.
- Wider circle, 28 peopleEveryone else who made the cut, out by the edge.
What each interaction is worth
- Reply 3
- Quote 2.5
- Mention 1.5
- Repost 1
That value halves every 30 days. Then both directions are combined: one-way talk stays the plain sum, an even exchange counts double. Someone who talks with you ends up closer than someone who only talks at you.
What an X circle shows
An X circle, also called a Twitter interaction circle, is a picture of the accounts one account talks with most. This one draws it as a map: the account in the middle of an island, the people it exchanges the most with right around it, and the more occasional ones further out. It is a snapshot of recent public conversation, not a list of followers and not a measure of friendship.
Where the picture comes from
- Recent public posts are read. Two streams at once: what the account posted and replied, and what other people posted that mentions it. Both arrive in this browser tab from FxTwitter.
- Each post becomes interactions. A reply, a quote, a repost or a mention links two accounts, in one direction. The chain of names X puts at the start of a reply is not counted as a mention, and well-known reply bots are skipped.
- Every person gets a score. By type of interaction, by how recent it is, and by whether it goes both ways.
- The top of the ranking goes on the map. Up to 50 people in three rings around the middle; you choose how many.
What it cannot see
- Likes, follows, bookmarks and direct messages: none of them is public.
- Private accounts, and posts that have been deleted.
- The whole history. It reads a few hundred recent posts, at most 120 days back.
- Posts by other people, on the days when X search is not available through FxTwitter. Then it reads the replies under the account's own posts instead, and the page says so.
Where your data goes
The username you type is sent from this tab to FxTwitter, which receives it together with your IP address and the usual technical details of a web request. Profile photos load from X's image server, or through our own image relay when a browser cannot reach it. The ranking and the picture are computed in your browser.
Nothing about the account is stored by us unless you ask for a link. The counter on this page only receives a random number, never a username. The full details are in the privacy policy.
Common questions
Do I have to log in to X?
No. There is no login and no password to type. The tool reads public posts only, through FxTwitter, an independent service that is not run by X.
Can I make a circle for someone else, or for a brand?
Yes, any public account works: a friend, a project, a company. Public posts can still be about a real person, so use the picture respectfully and not to harass or misrepresent anyone. Private accounts cannot be read.
Why is someone I talk to a lot not there?
Likes, follows and direct messages are private, so they cannot count. The reading also only goes back a few hundred posts: for an account that posts all day that can be a few days. Someone from last spring drops out if you have not talked since.
What do the sizes and the numbers mean?
Closer to the middle and bigger both mean a higher score. The three people with the highest scores carry a number; you can switch numbers on for everyone.
Why did my picture change since yesterday?
It is made from the most recent posts at the moment you press the button, and every interaction loses half its weight every 30 days. A new conversation pulls someone closer; a quiet week lets them drift out.
What is saved when I copy a link?
The picture as you see it: usernames, display names and profile photo addresses of the people in it, their scores, the highlights and your style choices, plus the PNG used as the link preview. It is kept for 30 days and then deleted. Downloading a file saves nothing on our side.
The video downloaded as WebM. Why?
The video is recorded by your browser, and some browsers can only record WebM. X does not accept that format. Chrome and Safari record MP4, which X does accept.