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X

X
X x
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and Logographic
Language of originLatin language
Greek language
Phonetic usage[x]
[χ]
[ħ]
[]
[ks]
[ʃ]
[ɕ]
[]
[ʒ]
[ɖ]
[ʔ]
[ǁ]
[gʒ][1]
[kʃ]
[d͡z]
[d͡ʒ]
[t͡s]
[t͡ʃ]
[]
[z]
[gz]
[]
/ɛks/
Unicode codepointU+0058, U+0078
Alphabetical position24
History
Development
Time period~-700 to present
Descendants • ×
 •
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 •
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SistersХ
𐍇

Other
Other letters commonly used withx(x)
Writing directionLeft-to-Right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and  , see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

X, or x, is the twenty-fourth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ex (pronounced /ˈɛks/), plural exes.[2]

  1. ^ as in the English word luxurious
  2. ^ "X", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "ex", op. cit.