Letter X in Different Fonts

X With Symbols and Decorations

X is also a mark, a multiplication sign and a kiss, so it has more look-alike symbols than almost any letter. Below you'll find crosses, ballot marks, Roman numerals and decorated X letters.

• ꧁༺ 𝓧 ༻꧂
• ★彡 𝒳 彡★
• •°¯`•• 𝐗 ••´¯°•
• ▄︻デ 𝖃 ══━一
• ♥ x ♥
• ✿ 𝒳 ✿
• ıllıllı 𝗫 ıllıllı
• (っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ X ♥
• ⫷ 𝚇 ⫸
• ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝒳 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧
• °º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º° 𝕏 °º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°
• ▀▄▀▄▀▄ 𝗫 ▄▀▄▀▄▀
• ┊┊ 𝑋 ┊┊
• ⚡ 𝐗 ⚡
• ❝ 𝑋 ❞
• ✦ 𝓧 ✦
• ─═ڿڰۣڿ 𝔛 ڿڰۣڿ═─
• ≋ Ⓧ ≋
• ⊹˚. x .˚⊹
• ꧁ 𝔛 ꧂
• ◦•●◉✿ X ✿◉●•◦
• ׺°”˜`”°º× 𝑿 ׺°”˜`”°º×
• ▁▂▄▅▆▇█ 𝗫 █▇▆▅▄▂▁
• ☆彡 𝑿 ミ☆
• ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁ 𝚇 ▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩
• ♪♫ 𝒳 ♫♪
• ☾ 𝓧 ☽
• ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾ x ☽ ⋆⁺₊⋆
• ╰☆☆ 𝕏 ☆☆╮
• ✞ 𝖃 ✞
• ⚔ 𝔛 ⚔
• ☠ 𝖃 ☠
• ♛ 𝓧 ♛
• ➶➶➶ 𝘟 ➷➷➷
• ¸„.-•~¹°”ˆ˜¨ 𝒳 ¨˜ˆ”°¹~•-.„¸
• (◍•ᴗ•◍) x ♡
• ◥꧁ད 𝖃 ཌ꧂◤
• 𓆩 𝓧 𓆪
• ༄ 𝒳 ࿐
• ᯓ★ 𝐗 ★ᯓ
• ×
• ✕
• ✖
• ✗
• ✘
• ☓
• Χ
• χ
• Х
• х
• Ⅹ
• ⅹ
• Ẋ
• Ẍ
• ᕽ
• Ⓧ
• 🆇
• ˣ
• X♡
• xoxo

Where People Use a Fancy X

Only a handful of names start with X, like Xavier, Ximena and Xander, so a stylish X is used more as a symbol than as an initial. Here are the favorites.

• Kisses and sign-offs. "xx" or "xoxo" at the end of a message gets a softer feel in script, like 𝓍𝓍.
• Name initials. A bold script 𝓧 or a gothic 𝖃 makes a rare, memorable monogram for anyone named Xavier or Xin.
• Gaming and "X" tags. Squad names like "xXShadowXx" use a fancy X on each side. Count characters, since decorated letters can use two each.
• Collabs. Brand team-ups are often written with an X between names, like "Studio 𝐗 Bloom". A bold X keeps it clear.
• Lists and checks. ✗ and ✘ mark a "no" in a pros-and-cons list, while × is the real multiplication sign for math posts.

X in Different Fonts: Choosing an X Font

Since X is just two crossing lines, most X font styles are easy to read. The trick is picking one that doesn't get mistaken for a symbol.

• Bold and sans bold (𝐗, 𝗫): clearly a letter, even in a busy bio. The safest X font.
• Cursive script (𝒳, 𝓍): the script lowercase x is made of two curves back to back, which looks very elegant. To write it by hand, see the cursive X guide.
• Double struck (𝕏, 𝕩): the outlined 𝕏 looks a lot like the logo of the X platform, which makes it a popular pick on that app.
• Small caps (x): Unicode has no small capital X, so this style simply uses a normal lowercase x.
• Upside down and mirror (X, x): X is symmetrical both ways, so it looks the same flipped or mirrored.

Facts About the Letter X

X came into the Latin alphabet from a Greek letter shape, and in Greek, the similar-looking chi (Χ, χ) is the first letter of Christ. That's why "Xmas" is a short form of Christmas with a long history, not a modern shortcut.

X is one of the least used letters in English, and very few English words begin with it. Most that do, like "xylophone" and "xenon", come from Greek and start with a Z sound.

In math, x is the classic unknown, a habit made popular by the French thinker René Descartes in the 1600s. As a Roman numeral, X means ten, and on treasure maps, X marks the spot.

Unicode Codes for Fancy X Letters

Every fancy X has its own code point. These codes are useful for typing a character directly and for telling the letter X apart from look-alikes such as the multiplication sign × (U+00D7) and the Cyrillic Х.