X

X
X
X x
Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and Logographic
Language of origin	Latin language; Greek language
Phonetic usage	[x]; [χ]; [ħ]; [kʰ]; [ks]; [ʃ]; [ɕ]; [tʼ]; [ʒ]; [ɖ]; [ʔ]; [ǁ]; [gʒ]; [kʃ]; [d͡z]; [d͡ʒ]; [t͡s] ; [t͡ʃ]; [sʲ]; [z]; [gz]; silent; /ɛks/
Unicode codepoint	U+0058, U+0078
Alphabetical position	24
History
Development	Χ χ 𐌗 X x; ;
Time period	~-700 to present
Descendants	• ×; • ⨘; • ⨉; • ⨯; • ✗; • ☒; • ꭓ; • X̧
Sisters	Х; 𐍇; Ⴕ ქ; Ⴟ ჯ
Other
Other letters commonly used with	x(x)
Writing direction	Left-to-Right

X, or x, is the twenty-fourth letter in 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.

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