Note


 * This article is about notes withdrawn from the bank in lieu of items. For items called "note", see Note (disambiguation).



A Note is a piece of paper that represents an item or many items of the same type. Players can think of it as an IOU; it is equivalent to actual items, but cannot be used in the normal way until exchanged in a bank, etc.

Player can use the Low Level Alchemy and High Level Alchemy spells on notes, and the number of coins given will be equivalent to that of the actual item.

This concept replaced bank certificates in RuneScape Classic, and was introduced to the new RuneScape in the update of the 10th February 2004.

Stacking notes
Notes are stackable items, though a separate stack (and therefore a separate slot in the inventory) will be needed for each type of item. Each stack can hold over two billion (231-1) items, and bears an image on it that indicates the type of item it represents.

Items must be exactly identical to be in the same stack. For example, an antipoison potion with 2 doses will be separate from one with 3 doses, and a ring of duelling with 8 charges is different from one with 7.

Swapping notes for items
Players can deposit notes in the bank, offer them for sale in the Grand Exchange, or sell them to the general store. Doing any of these will swap the note for the item it represents.

From the bank
Players can withdraw most items from their bank as notes ("noting" the items) by selecting the "Withdraw as: Note" button at the bottom of the bank interface window before withdrawing the items (see below for exceptions). The effect lasts until the player selects the "Withdraw as: Item" button, or until they close the bank interface window (the bank switches back to "Withdraw as: Item" by default).

From the Grand Exchange
Items taken out of the Grand Exchange will be noted if (and only if) the player is withdrawing at least five identical items, otherwise they will be un-noted. Unlike with the bank, it is not possible for players to change this behaviour according to their needs.

From the general store
Players buying from a general store cannot choose to buy items in bulk as notes, even though options like "Buy 50" can be selected by right-clicking (presumably this is intended for use with stackable items). Players buying un-stackable items in bulk will need to run back and forth to the bank to deposit them. You can sell items in noted form to the general stores, as well.

Trading with other players
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Un-notable items
Some items cannot be noted at all. These include all stackable items (since they are already weightless and occupy only one inventory slot) and all un-tradable items (such as certain quest items, since players will never have the need to trade these in any quantity).

Advantages versus disadvantages
Carrying a single item noted uses as much inventory space as carrying the item itself, so it does not save any inventory space. However, the advantage in this situation is that notes (like all stackable items) are weightless, so players' energy will last longer if they carry heavy items as notes instead.

However, the disadvantage of carrying an item as a note is that it cannot be used until it is exchanged for the original item. For example, a noted hammer cannot be used in Smithing. Players who are far from a bank may be willing to pay very high prices to buy a hammer if they have forgotten to bring one, but would not pay for a noted hammer, since they would still have to take it to a bank before they can use it.