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X x | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Latin script |
Type | Alphabetic and logographic |
Language of origin | Latin language Greek language |
Sound values | |
In Unicode | U+0058, U+0078 |
Alphabetical position | 24 |
History | |
Development | |
Time period | ~−700 to present |
Descendants | |
Sisters | |
Other | |
Associated graphs | x(x) |
Writing direction | Left-to-right |
ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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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]