Ultra-short-period W/C multilayers having periodic thickness range of 1.15---3.01 nm have been fabricated for soft X-ray optics using the high vacuum direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering system. These multilayers were characterized by low-angle X-ray diffraction (LAXRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The results show that the multilayer thin films with periodic thickness more than 1.5 nm have clear W-C interface and low roughness. But the structure of the periodic thickness below 1.5 nm is not clear. Finally, three ways to improve the performance of the multilayers are suggested.