General's Pencil Compressed Charcoal Assortment Pack comes with 12 pieces including 6B soft, 4B medium and 2B hard sticks measuring 3 L x 1/4 W inches. Sticks are square and provide huge range of tonal value with broad or detailed strokes. Non-Toxic charcoal sticks are hand crafted, extra smooth and are versatile tool for artists of all levels.