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Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and logographic
Language of origin	Latin language; Greek language
Sound values	[x]; [χ]; [ħ]; [kʰ]; [ks]; [ʃ]; [ɕ]; [tʼ]; [ʒ]; [ɖ]; [ʔ]; [ǁ]; [gʒ]; [kʃ]; [d͡z]; [d͡ʒ]; [t͡s]; [t͡ʃ]; [sʲ]; [z]; [g; z]; [∅]; /ɛks/;
In Unicode	U+0058, U+0078
Alphabetical position	24
History
Development	𓊽 𐤎 𐤎 𐊑 𐊐 𐊐 X x; ; ; ; ; ;
Time period	~−700 to present
Descendants	×; ⨘; ⨉; ⨯; ✗; ☒; ꭓ; X̧;
Sisters	Х; 𐍇; Ⴕ ქ; Ⴟ ჯ;
Other
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.

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]

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

[1] s in the English word luxurious

[:1-2] "X", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "ex", op. cit.

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