# Manuscript Style Consistency Auditor Audit manuscript for number/date/unit/quote/dash/heading/noun consistency and emit a style sheet; optional AI drift detection > Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/manuscript-style-consistency-auditor - **Category:** Text Processing - **Keywords:** style guide, consistency, manuscript, copy editing, numbers, quotes, dashes, headings, style sheet ## Overview Editorial-grade style report. Local engine checks number style, mixed date formats, unit spacing/separators, quote-style mixing, dash usage, Markdown heading-level skips, and proper-noun spelling variants. Optionally enables AI (deepseek-v4-flash) for higher-order style drift. Produces a findings table plus a generated style sheet. AI is opt-in and degrades to local-only on failure. ## Inputs - **Manuscript text** (textarea): Paste the manuscript… - **Number style** (select) - **Quote style** (select) - **Dash style** (select) - **Heading levels (Markdown #)** (checkbox) - **Character / proper-noun list (one per line)** (textarea): Jon Snow Daenerys - **Use AI (deepseek-v4-flash)** (checkbox) ## When to use - Audit a manuscript before copy editing or publication. - Find mixed quotation marks, dash styles, number formats, dates, or unit formatting. - Check Markdown heading structure and verify spelling variants for names or other proper nouns. ## How it works - Paste your manuscript text into the required text field. - Choose number, quote, and dash styles, and enable heading checks if needed. - Optionally add a one-per-line proper-noun list and enable AI drift detection. - Review the HTML findings table and generated style sheet; AI checks fall back to local analysis if unavailable. ## Use cases - Copy editors auditing fiction, nonfiction, and other manuscripts for house-style consistency. - Authors checking quotation marks, number formats, dashes, and Markdown heading structure before submission. - Editorial teams verifying character names and maintaining a documented style sheet. ## Frequently asked questions ### What input does the auditor accept? It accepts pasted manuscript text in the Manuscript text field. ### What consistency issues can it check? It checks number style, date formats, unit spacing and separators, quotation marks, dashes, Markdown heading levels, and proper-noun spelling variants. ### Can I provide names to verify? Yes. Enter character or proper-noun entries one per line in the noun list. ### What does the tool produce? It produces an HTML findings report with a findings table and a generated style sheet. ### Is AI required? No. AI is optional. 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