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A NAME, A DATE, A LITTLE MESSAGE

Cross stitch text generator

Make a name or sampler message with Crosspic’s block alphabet. Type your words, arrange the letters, and open the actual stitch chart in the editor to add a border or motif. Creation and exports are free.

This tool uses one 5 × 7 block alphabet, enlarged by whole stitches. It supports A–Z, numbers and the punctuation shown below; lowercase becomes uppercase. It does not load fonts or generate cursive lettering, accented letters or other scripts.

Write and arrange your letters

A–Z, 0–9, spaces and . , ! ? - ' &. Lowercase becomes uppercase. Press Enter for a new line; up to 120 characters.

Fabric count means stitches per inch. For 28-count fabric stitched over two threads, enter 14. Chart margins are empty grid cells, not a fabric-cut allowance.

Editing saves a new project in this browser. Download a .crosspic backup to keep it or move devices. No account required.

Your stitch grid

27 × 11 stitches · 69 full crosses · 1 thread color

Whole chart: 4.90 × 2.00 cm / 1.93 × 0.79 inches.

One filled square is one full cross. Empty cells remain unstitched; screen colors approximate physical floss. Scroll inside the chart to inspect long or tall designs. This is a digital chart, not stitched fabric.

Try a small name chart

  1. Enter HOME at scale 1, with a 1-stitch letter gap and 2-stitch chart margin. The result is 27 × 11 stitches and 69 full crosses.
  2. Change to scale 2. Each alphabet square becomes four crosses: the chart is 47 × 18 stitches with 276 full crosses. The gap and margin stay at their selected stitch counts.
  3. For a two-line message, press Enter. Center alignment places shorter lines in the middle; there is no automatic wrapping. Check the grid before saving.
  4. Choose Edit chart & export PDF to open a new editable project. Use the drawing tools for decoration, then export a color, symbol or combined chart. Save a separate editable backup.

At 14 stitches per inch, the first whole chart is about 4.90 × 2.00 cm. Empty chart margins are part of that rectangle; add fabric allowance separately with the fabric calculator.

Fit the lettering to your project

Scale 1 letters occupy a 5 × 7 grid each; scale 4 uses 20 × 28. Spaces occupy a blank letter-width block. Letter and line gaps are measured in stitches, independent of scale. Leading/trailing spaces and empty lines are retained deliberately. Keep the text to 120 characters and each chart side to 500 stitches. Reduce scale, shorten a line or add a line break if the chart is too large.

For an unsupported name or a different alphabet, draw your own lettering on a blank chart or convert lettering artwork you own. The generator reports unsupported characters rather than silently dropping them.

Keep your editable chart

The preview is generated on your device. Downloading a .crosspic backup does not require saving in browser storage. Opening the editor saves a new local project; browser storage is not a permanent backup. See backup and restore help and the PDF printing guide.

Starting with a picture instead? Follow the photo conversion workflow to make a pattern from your own image.