X

X
X x
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and logographic
Language of originLatin language
Greek language
Sound values
In UnicodeU+0058, U+0078
Alphabetical position24
History
Development
Time period~−700 to present
Descendants
Sisters
Other
Associated graphsx(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.