About the letter X in fancy fonts
X is two crossing strokes, one of the most symmetrical letters in the alphabet, and it's the letter behind the X platform, Gen X and countless gamertags. Double-struck ๐ in particular looks close to the X logo.
Copy any style below. X is also the only letter with no small-caps version in Unicode, which the section below explains.
Where the letter X comes from
X comes from the Greek letter chi (ฮง). Western Greek alphabets used it for a "ks" sound, and that's the version the Etruscans and Romans passed down. For a long time it was the last letter of the Latin alphabet, until Y and Z were added after it for Greek loanwords. In maths, x has been the standard unknown since the 17th century, and X is also the Roman numeral for 10.
How X behaves in different styles
X has no Letterlike exceptions, so its script, gothic and double-struck forms all match their neighbours.
Unicode has no Latin Letter Small Capital X, so the small-caps style has nothing to use. Generators that claim to have one usually substitute a plain lowercase x, and some use a completely different character. That's why the small-caps column in the table below is empty for X.
X also has a lot of lookalikes that aren't letters: ร (multiplication sign), โ and โ (heavy multiplication X), โ (cross mark emoji) and ฮง (Greek capital chi). They all look like X but break search, so use the lettered styles on this page for names.
Unicode characters for X and x
Each style is a separate Unicode character. Names and code points below come from the Unicode Character Database. A dash means Unicode has no character for that combination.
| Style | Capital X | Lowercase x |
|---|---|---|
| Script | ๐ณ U+1D4B3 ยท Mathematical Script Capital X | ๐ U+1D4CD ยท Mathematical Script Small X |
| Bold script | ๐ง U+1D4E7 ยท Mathematical Bold Script Capital X | ๐ U+1D501 ยท Mathematical Bold Script Small X |
| Fraktur (gothic) | ๐ U+1D51B ยท Mathematical Fraktur Capital X | ๐ต U+1D535 ยท Mathematical Fraktur Small X |
| Bold fraktur | ๐ U+1D583 ยท Mathematical Bold Fraktur Capital X | ๐ U+1D59D ยท Mathematical Bold Fraktur Small X |
| Double-struck | ๐ U+1D54F ยท Mathematical Double-Struck Capital X | ๐ฉ U+1D569 ยท Mathematical Double-Struck Small X |
| Bold serif | ๐ U+1D417 ยท Mathematical Bold Capital X | ๐ฑ U+1D431 ยท Mathematical Bold Small X |
| Italic serif | ๐ U+1D44B ยท Mathematical Italic Capital X | ๐ฅ U+1D465 ยท Mathematical Italic Small X |
| Bold sans | ๐ซ U+1D5EB ยท Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Capital X | ๐ U+1D605 ยท Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Small X |
| Monospace | ๐ U+1D687 ยท Mathematical Monospace Capital X | ๐ก U+1D6A1 ยท Mathematical Monospace Small X |
| Circled | โ U+24CD ยท Circled Latin Capital Letter X | โง U+24E7 ยท Circled Latin Small Letter X |
| Negative circled | ๐ ง U+1F167 ยท Negative Circled Latin Capital Letter X | — |
| Squared | ๐ U+1F147 ยท Squared Latin Capital Letter X | — |
| Negative squared | ๐ U+1F187 ยท Negative Squared Latin Capital Letter X | — |
| Fullwidth | ๏ผธ U+FF38 ยท Fullwidth Latin Capital Letter X | ๏ฝ U+FF58 ยท Fullwidth Latin Small Letter X |
| Small capital | — | — |
Where people use a fancy X
- Profiles on X (formerly Twitter). Double-struck ๐ is a popular way to write the platform's name in bios and link-in-bio pages.
- Kisses and sign-offs. "๐๐" in script is a soft sign-off in captions and messages.
- Gaming tags and clans. Bold fraktur ๐ and negative squared ๐ look strong in competitive gaming names.
FAQs about the letter X in different fonts
Why is there no small-caps x?
Unicode doesn't include a Latin Letter Small Capital X. Tools that show one are substituting a plain x or another character. Use a normal lowercase x in small-caps text.
Is ๐ the X logo?
๐ is Mathematical Double-Struck Capital X (U+1D54F). It looks similar to the X platform's logo and is widely used to refer to it, but it's an ordinary Unicode letter.
Can I use ร or โ instead of X?
They look like X but are a multiplication sign and an emoji. Screen readers read them as 'times' or 'cross mark', and search won't match them to X.