Letter

A Letter is a way to communicate in the Animal Crossing series. Players have the ability to write, send and receive letters to villagers and friends.

Sending Letters
To send a letter, the Player must first obtain some stationery. Stationery comes in a variety of forms. If purchased at Nook's shop, it will be 160 Bells for a four-pack of sheets, allowing the player to write four letters. It can be ordered through the catalogue, can be purchased at Tom Nook's, can be found at the Dump or Police Station in, or at the Recycling Bin or the Town Gate's lost property in and. After being obtained (almost without exception in groups of four sheets) and then selected in the Player's inventory, they must then choose the 'Write Letter' option. After this, a list of potential recipients appears- the Player must select one of them to proceed. Available recipients include;


 * (Starting with Wild World) Player's future self at a given date and time
 * Villagers of the Player's town, and, in Wild World and City Folk, villagers on another Player's friend roster.
 * Other Players living in the town, and, in Wild World and City Folk, Players on the friend roster.
 * Faraway Museum ( only)- fossils must be sent here for identification.

Having selected the recipient, the letter may now be composed. In Animal Crossing and City Folk, each letter has six lines to write on, wheras a letter in Wild World only has four. The lines containing the writer's name and the receiver's name can also be edited, but the recipient's name cannot be removed.

Once the letter has been written, the Player is then given a complete view of the letter to allow for proof-reading. Once accepted, the letter then appears in the mail section of the Player's inventory. From there, it can be re-addressed, deleted, re-written or have a gift attached to it. All items, with the exception of fish, bugs and turnips can be sent as a gift.

Once the Player is satisfied with their letter, it must then be taken to the Post Office (Animal Crossing) or the Town Hall (Wild World and City Folk) to be sent off for delivery. In Animal Crossing, when at least five letters are sent off in one go, Pete the pelican can be seen flying into the air when the Player leaves the building.

Receiving Letters
Letters can be received from all manner of animals, some as a result of special events. Here is a list of characters that send letters to the Player:


 * Other Players
 * Villagers
 * Other towns Villagers (while in other town)
 * Museum ( only)

Letter

In Animal Crossing, the Player must go to the Post Office to mail letters, which is replaced by the Town Hall in Animal Crossing: Wild World. It is also possible to attach furniture and such to letters, although you cannot send living things or turnips.

Letters can only be written on a piece of stationary, which can be bought from Tom Nook. In Wild World, letters contain four lines to write on, while in City Folk, they have six lines.

If sending letters to a villager, spelling errors are picked up on, sometimes resulting in a complaint by the villager. Letters are always replied to, but only have a present attached if one is sent to them in the first place. Letters are kept by the villager upon moving, and can be shown to others. In Animal Crossing: City Folk, telling Pelly or Phyllis "I have a problem!" then "residents!" then "weird letters!" will erase that neighbor's memory of all letters.

Depending on how many lines you write a neighbor, they can give you different items in return. If you were to give them, say a fruit, and write them a four line long letter, they will not give you fruit back, but something else.