Fun With Words: Autograms

A self-referencing sentence is a sentence that describes itself. For example, "This sentence has five words," or "This sentence contains nine syllables." A more interesting example is, "In this sentence the word 'and' occurs twice, the word 'eight' occurs twice, the word 'four' occurs twice, the word 'fourteen' occurs four times, the word 'in' occurs twice, the word 'occurs' occurs fourteen times, the word 'sentence' occurs twice, the word 'seven' occurs twice, the word 'the' occurs fourteen times, the word 'this' occurs twice, the word 'times' occurs seven times, the word 'twice' occurs eight times, and the word 'word' occurs fourteen times."

An autogram is a self-referencing sentence that describes its letter content. Here are some autograms:

Sample Autograms

This sentence contains only three a's, three c's, two d's, twenty-five e's, nine f's, four g's, eight h's, twelve i's, three l's, fifteen n's, nine o's, eight r's, twenty-four s's, eighteen t's, five u's, four v's, six w's, two x's, and four y's.
This sentence employs two a's, two c's, two d's, twenty-eight e's, five f's, three g's, eight h's, eleven i's, three l's, two m's, thirteen n's, nine o's, two p's, five r's, twenty-five s's, twenty-three t's, six v's, ten w's, two x's, five y's, and one z.
This sentence employs two a's, two c's, two d's, twenty-six e's, four f's, two g's, seven h's, nine i's, three l's, two m's, thirteen n's, ten o's, two p's, six r's, twenty-eight s's, twenty-three t's, two u's, five v's, eleven w's, three x's, and five y's.

An Autogram That Documents Total Letter Content

This sentence contains one hundred and ninety-seven letters: four a's, one b, three c's, five d's, thirty-four e's, seven f's, one g, six h's, twelve i's, three l's, twenty-six n's, ten o's, ten r's, twenty-nine s's, nineteen t's, six u's, seven v's, four w's, four x's, five y's, and one z.

An Autogram That Documents Punctuation

Only the fool would take trouble to verify that his sentence was composed of ten a's, three b's, four c's, four d's, forty-six e's, sixteen f's, four g's, thirteen h's, fifteen i's, two k's, nine l's, four m's, twenty-five n's, twenty-four o's, five p's, sixteen r's, forty-one s's, thirty-seven t's, ten u's, eight v's, eight w's, four x's, eleven y's, twenty-seven commas, twenty-three apostrophes, seven hyphens and, last but not least, a single !

Autograms That Are Also Pangrams

A pangram is a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet at least once. Note the pangrams page at this site for some minimal pangrams -- sentences that try to be as short as possible while still containing every letter of the alphabet. Here, however, are some pangrams that are also autograms.

Sample Autograms (Which Are Also Pangrams)

This autogram contains five a's, one b, two c's, two d's, thirty-one e's, five f's, five g's, eight h's, twelve i's, one j, one k, two l's, two m's, eighteen n's, sixteen o's, one p, one q, six r's, twenty-seven s's, twenty-one t's, three u's, seven v's, eight w's, three x's, four y's, and one z.
This autogram contains five a's, one b, two c's, two d's, twenty-six e's, six f's, two g's, four h's, thirteen i's, one j, one k, one l, two m's, twenty-one n's, sixteen o's, one p, one q, five r's, twenty-seven s's, twenty t's, three u's, six v's, nine w's, five x's, five y's, and one z.
This pangram contains four a's, one b, two c's, one d, thirty e's, six f's, five g's, seven h's, eleven i's, one j, one k, two l's, two m's, eighteen n's, fifteen o's, two p's, one q, five r's, twenty-seven s's, eighteen t's, two u's, seven v's, eight w's, two x's, three y's, & one z.
This pangram contains four a's, one b, two c's, one d, twenty-six e's, six f's, three g's, six h's, eleven i's, one j, one k, two l's, two m's, seventeen n's, fifteen o's, two p's, one q, eight r's, thirty s's, seventeen t's, four u's, four v's, six w's, six x's, three y's, & one z.
This pangram employs four a's, one b, one c, two d's, thirty-six e's, three f's, three g's, ten h's, seven i's, one j, one k, three l's, three m's, seventeen n's, twelve o's, three p's, one q, ten r's, twenty-eight s's, twenty-two t's, two u's, six v's, seven w's, three x's, five y's, and one z.
This pangram employs four a's, one b, one c, two d's, thirty-six e's, six f's, three g's, eleven h's, ten i's, one j, one k, three l's, three m's, eighteen n's, thirteen o's, three p's, one q, fourteen r's, twenty-six s's, nineteen t's, five u's, three v's, three w's, four x's, four y's, and one z.
This pangram has five a's, one b, one c, two d's, twenty-eight e's, five f's, three g's, seven h's, ten i's, one j, one k, one l, two m's, twenty n's, thirteen o's, two p's, one q, five r's, twenty-three s's, twenty t's, one u, six v's, nine w's, two x's, five y's, and one z.
This pangram lists four a's, one b, one c, two d's, twenty-nine e's, eight f's, three g's, five h's, eleven i's, one j, one k, three l's, two m's, twenty-two n's, fifteen o's, two p's, one q, seven r's, twenty-six s's, nineteen t's, four u's, five v's, nine w's, two x's, four y's, and one z.
This pangram uses four a's, one b, one c, two d's, thirty e's, five f's, three g's, seven h's, eleven i's, one j, one k, three l's, two m's, sixteen n's, twelve o's, two p's, one q, eight r's, twenty-nine s's, sixteen t's, four u's, six v's, six w's, five x's, three y's, and one z.
This pangram uses four a's, one b, one c, two d's, twenty-six e's, seven f's, three g's, six h's, eleven i's, one j, one k, two l's, two m's, fifteen n's, fourteen o's, two p's, one q, eight r's, thirty s's, sixteen t's, five u's, four v's, six w's, six x's, three y's, and one z.
This computer-generated pangram contains six a's, one b, three c's, three d's, thirty-seven e's, six f's, three g's, nine h's, twelve i's, one j, one k, two l's, three m's, twenty-two n's, thirteen o's, three p's, one q, fourteen r's, twenty-nine s's, twenty-four t's, five u's, six v's, seven w's, four x's, five y's, and one z.

Autograms That Document Total Letter Content (Which Are Also Pangrams)

This pangram contains two hundred nineteen letters: five a's, one b, two c's, four d's, thirty-one e's, eight f's, three g's, six h's, fourteen i's, one j, one k, two l's, two m's, twenty-six n's, seventeen o's, two p's, one q, ten r's, twenty-nine s's, twenty-four t's, six u's, five v's, nine w's, four x's, five y's, and one z.
This computer-generated sentence contains two hundred forty-seven letters: four a's, one b, four c's, five d's, forty-four e's, nine f's, three g's, seven h's, eleven i's, one j, one k, three l's, two m's, twenty-nine n's, nineteen o's, two p's, one q, fourteen r's, thirty-one s's, twenty-five t's, seven u's, eight v's, seven w's, two x's, six y's, and one z.

Enumerated Autograms (Which Are Also Pangrams)

This first pangram has five a's, one b, one c, two d's, twenty-nine e's, six f's, four g's, eight h's, twelve i's, one j, one k, three l's, two m's, nineteen n's, twelve o's, two p's, one q, eight r's, twenty-six s's, twenty t's, three u's, five v's, nine w's, three x's, four y's, and one z.
This second pangram totals five a's, one b, two c's, three d's, twenty-nine e's, six f's, four g's, seven h's, ten i's, one j, one k, two l's, two m's, twenty-one n's, sixteen o's, two p's, one q, eight r's, twenty-eight s's, twenty-three t's, four u's, four v's, nine w's, three x's, five y's, and one z.
This third pangram contains five a's, one b, two c's, three d's, twenty-six e's, six f's, two g's, four h's, ten i's, one j, one k, two l's, two m's, twenty-two n's, seventeen o's, two p's, one q, seven r's, twenty-nine s's, twenty-one t's, four u's, six v's, eleven w's, four x's, five y's, and one z.
This fourth pangram numbers four a's, two b's, one c, two d's, twenty-nine e's, seven f's, two g's, six h's, ten i's, one j, one k, one l, three m's, twenty-three n's, fourteen o's, two p's, one q, nine r's, twenty-six s's, twenty t's, five u's, five v's, nine w's, three x's, five y's, and one z.
This fifth pangram embraces five a's, two b's, two c's, two d's, twenty-nine e's, seven f's, three g's, eight h's, ten i's, one j, one k, one l, three m's, twenty n's, thirteen o's, two p's, one q, nine r's, twenty-six s's, twenty-four t's, three u's, four v's, ten w's, two x's, five y's, and one z.
This sixth pangram harbours five a's, two b's, one c, two d's, twenty-eight e's, seven f's, four g's, seven h's, ten i's, one j, one k, one l, two m's, twenty-one n's, fifteen o's, two p's, one q, seven r's, twenty-eight s's, twenty t's, four u's, six v's, nine w's, three x's, five y's, and one z.
This seventh pangram counts four a's, one b, two c's, two d's, thirty e's, five f's, three g's, seven h's, nine i's, one j, one k, one l, two m's, twenty-three n's, sixteen o's, two p's, one q, seven r's, twenty-eight s's, twenty-one t's, four u's, seven v's, nine w's, two x's, five y's, and one z.
This eighth pangram tallies five a's, one b, one c, two d's, thirty e's, five f's, three g's, seven h's, ten i's, one j, one k, three l's, two m's, twenty n's, fourteen o's, two p's, one q, six r's, twenty-seven s's, twenty-one t's, two u's, seven v's, nine w's, two x's, five y's, and one z.
This ninth pangram exploits four a's, one b, one c, two d's, twenty-eight e's, seven f's, four g's, eight h's, thirteen i's, one j, one k, two l's, two m's, twenty-two n's, sixteen o's, three p's, one q, nine r's, twenty-six s's, twenty-three t's, five u's, four v's, nine w's, four x's, five y's, and one z.
This tenth pangram features five a's, one b, one c, two d's, twenty-eight e's, eight f's, five g's, six h's, twelve i's, one j, one k, two l's, two m's, eighteen n's, fourteen o's, two p's, one q, six r's, twenty-seven s's, twenty t's, five u's, six v's, nine w's, four x's, four y's, and one z.
This eleventh pangram utilizes four a's, one b, one c, two d's, thirty-one e's, seven f's, four g's, seven h's, eleven i's, one j, one k, four l's, two m's, twenty n's, fifteen o's, two p's, one q, eight r's, twenty-nine s's, eighteen t's, six u's, six v's, seven w's, three x's, four y's, and two z's.
This twelfth pangram tables five a's, two b's, one c, two d's, twenty-six e's, six f's, two g's, six h's, eleven i's, one j, one k, four l's, two m's, seventeen n's, thirteen o's, two p's, one q, seven r's, thirty s's, twenty t's, three u's, six v's, nine w's, five x's, four y's, and one z.
This thirteenth pangram includes four a's, one b, two c's, three d's, twenty-nine e's, eight f's, four g's, eight h's, twelve i's, one j, one k, three l's, two m's, twenty n's, fourteen o's, two p's, one q, nine r's, twenty-five s's, twenty-four t's, six u's, five v's, ten w's, two x's, five y's, and one z.
This fourteenth pangram recruits four a's, one b, two c's, two d's, twenty-eight e's, eight f's, four g's, seven h's, ten i's, one j, one k, one l, two m's, twenty n's, fifteen o's, two p's, one q, ten r's, twenty-six s's, twenty-four t's, six u's, three v's, nine w's, three x's, five y's, and one z.
This fifteenth pangram uses four a's, one b, one c, two d's, thirty e's, seven f's, two g's, five h's, nine i's, one j, one k, one l, two m's, twenty-two n's, sixteen o's, two p's, one q, five r's, twenty-seven s's, twenty-one t's, three u's, seven v's, ten w's, two x's, five y's, and one z.
This sixteenth pangram subsumes four a's, two b's, one c, two d's, thirty e's, seven f's, four g's, eight h's, ten i's, one j, one k, one l, three m's, twenty-one n's, fifteen o's, two p's, one q, eight r's, twenty-nine s's, twenty-one t's, six u's, four v's, seven w's, three x's, five y's, and one z.
This seventeenth pangram tabulates six a's, two b's, one c, two d's, twenty-eight e's, seven f's, three g's, five h's, ten i's, one j, one k, two l's, two m's, twenty n's, fourteen o's, two p's, one q, six r's, twenty-nine s's, twenty-four t's, five u's, six v's, ten w's, four x's, five y's, and one z.
This eighteenth pangram manifests five a's, one b, one c, two d's, thirty-five e's, eight f's, five g's, ten h's, thirteen i's, one j, one k, one l, three m's, twenty-one n's, fourteen o's, two p's, one q, eight r's, twenty-six s's, twenty-four t's, three u's, seven v's, seven w's, two x's, five y's, and one z.
This nineteenth pangram assembles five a's, two b's, one c, two d's, thirty-five e's, six f's, five g's, ten h's, twelve i's, one j, one k, four l's, three m's, eighteen n's, twelve o's, two p's, one q, eight r's, twenty-eight s's, twenty-three t's, three u's, seven v's, nine w's, two x's, four y's, and one z.
This twentieth pangram summons four a's, one b, one c, two d's, twenty-nine e's, seven f's, three g's, five h's, eleven i's, one j, one k, two l's, four m's, twenty-two n's, sixteen o's, two p's, one q, six r's, twenty-eight s's, twenty-one t's, five u's, six v's, ten w's, four x's, five y's, and one z.
This twenty-first pangram shows four a's, one b, one c, two d's, twenty-nine e's, six f's, three g's, six h's, eleven i's, one j, one k, three l's, two m's, twenty-two n's, sixteen o's, two p's, one q, eight r's, twenty-nine s's, twenty-one t's, four u's, four v's, eleven w's, five x's, six y's, and one z.
This twenty-second pangram displays five a's, one b, two c's, four d's, thirty-three e's, five f's, three g's, nine h's, twelve i's, one j, one k, three l's, two m's, twenty-one n's, thirteen o's, three p's, one q, nine r's, twenty-eight s's, twenty-five t's, two u's, six v's, ten w's, two x's, seven y's, and one z.
This twenty-third pangram produces four a's, one b, two c's, four d's, twenty-six e's, six f's, two g's, four h's, ten i's, one j, one k, two l's, two m's, twenty-two n's, seventeen o's, three p's, one q, nine r's, twenty-nine s's, twenty-one t's, six u's, four v's, eleven w's, five x's, six y's, and one z.
This twenty-fourth pangram evinces four a's, one b, two c's, two d's, twenty-six e's, six f's, two g's, four h's, nine i's, one j, one k, two l's, two m's, twenty-one n's, seventeen o's, two p's, one q, seven r's, thirty s's, twenty t's, five u's, seven v's, eleven w's, four x's, six y's, and one z.
This twenty-fifth pangram discloses four a's, one b, two c's, three d's, thirty-two e's, seven f's, three g's, nine h's, eleven i's, one j, one k, three l's, two m's, twenty n's, fourteen o's, two p's, one q, nine r's, twenty-eight s's, twenty-five t's, three u's, five v's, ten w's, two x's, six y's, and one z.

Pairs of Autograms (Which Are Also Pangrams)

This pangram tables but five a's, three b's, one c, two d's, twenty-eight e's, six f's, four g's, six h's, ten i's, one j, one k, three l's, two m's, seventeen n's, twelve o's, two p's, one q, seven r's, twenty-nine s's, twenty t's, five u's, six v's, eight w's, four x's, four y's, and one z.		But this pangram tables five a's, three b's, one c, two d's, twenty-nine e's, six f's, six g's, eight h's, eleven i's, one j, one k, three l's, two m's, seventeen n's, fourteen o's, two p's, one q, eight r's, twenty-eight s's, twenty-two t's, six u's, four v's, eight w's, four x's, four y's, and one z.
The sentence on the reverse side contains three a's, one b, three c's, three d's, forty-three e's, seven f's, two g's, nine h's, eight i's, one j, one k, two l's, one m, twenty-four n's, sixteen o's, one p, one q, eleven r's, twenty-seven s's, twenty-three t's, three u's, six v's, seven w's, two x's, five y's, and one z.		The sentence on the reverse side contains three a's, one b, three c's, three d's, forty-six e's, four f's, two g's, ten h's, eight i's, one j, one k, two l's, one m, twenty-four n's, fifteen o's, one p, one q, eleven r's, twenty-nine s's, twenty-three t's, two u's, seven v's, seven w's, three x's, five y's, and one z.
The adjacent text utilizes four a's, one b, two c's, three d's, thirty-six e's, five f's, three g's, nine h's, eleven i's, two j's, one k, four l's, one m, eighteen n's, thirteen o's, one p, one q, eight r's, twenty-seven s's, twenty-four t's, four u's, four v's, seven w's, five x's, four y's, and two z's.		The adjacent text utilizes four a's, one b, two c's, three d's, thirty-two e's, nine f's, three g's, eight h's, eleven i's, two j's, one k, three l's, one m, seventeen n's, fifteen o's, one p, one q, eleven r's, twenty-six s's, twenty-one t's, eight u's, six v's, six w's, three x's, four y's, and two z's.
The righthand sentence contains four a's, one b, three c's, three d's, thirty-nine e's, ten f's, one g, eight h's, eight i's, one j, one k, four l's, one m, twenty-three n's, fifteen o's, one p, one q, nine r's, twenty-three s's, twenty-one t's, four u's, seven v's, six w's, two x's, five y's, and one z.		The lefthand sentence contains four a's, one b, three c's, three d's, thirty-five e's, seven f's, four g's, eleven h's, eleven i's, one j, one k, one l, one m, twenty-six n's, fifteen o's, one p, one q, ten r's, twenty-three s's, twenty-two t's, four u's, three v's, five w's, two x's, five y's, and one z.