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X
24th letter of the Latin alphabet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
This article is about the letter. For other uses, see X (disambiguation).
For technical reasons, ":X" redirects here. For the keyboard symbol, see List of emoticons.
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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 |
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Development | |
Time period | ~−700 to present |
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Associated graphs | x(x) |
Writing direction | Left-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. |
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