X (disambiguation)

X is the 24th letter of the Latin alphabet.

X may also refer to:

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities
  • X (Dark Horse Comics), a character and series by Dark Horse Comics
  • X (The X-Files), a character from the television series The X-files
  • Mega Man X (character) (also known as "X"), the protagonist in the Mega Man X video game series
  • Radio X (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Soundtrack), the radio station from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
  • X, a symbol used on treasure maps in fiction to show the location of the hidden treasure
  • X Parasite, a central subject of the 2002 game Metroid Fusion for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance handheld console

Film
  • X the Unknown, 1956 British film
  • X (1963 film), subtitled The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, an American science-fiction film
  • X (1986 film), a Norwegian film directed by Oddvar Einarson
  • X (2014 film), an Indian anthology film
  • Malcolm X (1992 film), a film by Spike Lee promoted with the alternate title X
  • X: Night of Vengeance, a 2011 film by Australian director Jon Hewitt
  • X-rated, a rating given to films suitable for an adult-only audience

Video games
  • X (1992 video game) (エックス, Ekkusu), an early 3D game for Nintendo's Game Boy console released only in Japan
  • X (game series), a science fiction space simulator series by Egosoft
  • X (Xbox show), an annual trade show hosted by Microsoft to showcase Xbox merchandise
  • Pokémon X, one of the two paired Pokémon X and Y games for the Nintendo 3DS

Literature
  • X (book), subtitled Writings ’79–’82, a book by avant garde composer John Cage
  • X (magazine), a quarterly review of literature and the arts
  • X (manga), a 1992 Japanese manga, anime film, and anime television series
  • X (novel), the twenty-fourth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet mystery" series, published in 2015
  • X: A Fabulous Child's Story, a 1972 short story and 1978 picture book by Lois Gould
  • X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation, a 2017 play by Marcus Gardley

Music

Performers
For individuals, see § People.

Albums

Operas

Songs

Stations
  • KHTI, formerly KCXX, known as "The 'X' at 103.9 FM", a rock n' roll radio station in the Inland Empire, Southern California
  • KTHX-FM, also known as "The 'X' at 100.1 FM", a rock n' roll radio station in Reno, Nevada
  • WNFZ, also known as "94.3 the X", a modern rock radio station in Knoxville, Tennessee
  • WQXA, also known as 105.7 "The 'X'", a modern rock radio station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • WXDX-FM, also known as "The 'X' at 105.9", a modern rock radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • WXLV (FM), former call sign brandeds as "90.3 "The X"", a college radio station in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • WXNY-FM, known as "La X 96.3", a Spanish radio station in New York City
  • WZDA, formerly known as "103.9 The 'X'", a modern rock radio station in Dayton, Ohio

Roller coasters
  • X (roller coaster), a roller coaster in Thorpe Park, England

Television
  • Kamen Rider X, a Japanese television series and part of the Kamen Rider franchise
  • The X (TV series), a Canadian children's television program produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  • The X's, an American animated television series
  • WXSP-CD, a Class-A television station in Grand Rapids, Michigan branded as "The X"
  • X, the production code for the 1966 Doctor Who serial The Ark

Businesses and organizations

Companies
  • X (company), previously Google X, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. which specialises in research and development
  • X, the stock symbol for United States Steel Corporation
  • X.com, the original name of PayPal

Schools

Other organizations
  • X (demo party), a Dutch demoscene party which started in 1995
  • Organization X, a pro-royalist and anti-communist guerrilla group, active during the Axis occupation of Greece and the Greek Civil War

Language

People

In arts and entertainment
  • Director X (born 1975), Canadian music video director also known as X and Little X
  • Princess X (musician), former stage name of musician Liza Fox
  • XXXTentacion (1998–2018), American rapper commonly referred to as "X"
  • Shaun Ryder (born 1962), English musician and singer–songwriter, sometimes uses the pseudonym X
  • Terminator X (born 1966), the stage name for American DJ Norman Roberts who worked with Public Enemy
  • X, ring name of wrestler Carl Ouellet (born 1967)

Other people
  • Clyde X (1931–2009), Nation of Islam official
  • Khoisan X (1955–2010), political activist
  • Laura X (born 1940), feminist historian
  • Malcolm X (1925–1965), civil rights activist
  • Michael X (1933–1975), activist and criminal
  • X, the girl in the X Case, a landmark court case about abortion in Ireland
  • X, the pseudonym under which the "X Article", formally titled "The Sources of Soviet Conduct", was published in Foreign Affairs magazine
  • X, surname often assumed by members of the Nation of Islam

Science, technology, and mathematics

Astronomy
  • X, signifying a comet of unknown orbit
  • Galaxy X (galaxy), a postulated dark galaxy
  • Planet X, a hypothesised planet in the outer solar system

Biology
  • × (or x), in binomial nomenclature as part of a hybrid name in botany
  • X chromosome, one of the two sex-determining chromosomes in many animal species, including mammals

Chemistry
  • X, the pseudoelement symbol for a halogen or halide in organic chemistry; see Skeletal formula

Computing
  • X (writing speed), the speed at which data is written to an optical disc
  • OS X (pronounced 'ten'), the former name of the macOS operating system for Apple computers
  • X Window System, a client-server display protocol often used in UNIX environments
  • X file format, file format used by DirectX

Mathematics

Physics
  • X (charge), a conserved quantum number in particle physics
  • X band, part of the microwave band of the electromagnetic spectrum
  • X unit (X), in physics

Other uses
  • iPhone X, a smartphone by Apple Inc.
  • X (automobile), a French car produced in 1908 and 1909
  • X (gender identity), used on passports and identification documents to denote intersex or indeterminate gender
  • X mark, a common written symbol of negation or affirmation
  • X, the symbol for a strike in bowling
  • X, a handwritten symbol for a kiss
  • X, a street name for the drug MDMA
  • X, often used by straight edgers to show their commitment to their lifestyle
  • ╳, a box drawing character
  • Ⓧ, a typographical symbol in Japanese resale price maintenance
  • X, sometimes used in acronyms and other abbreviations to represent the word "cross"
  • X, the legal signature of an illiterate person
  • X (fragrance), a fragrance set by Irish pop vocal band Westlife
  • The X, the Xcel Energy Center, an arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class

See also
  • X, sometimes used in acronyms and other abbreviations to represent the word "extended" or related
  • X, sometimes used in acronyms and other abbreviations to represent the word "trans" or related
  • X² (roller coaster), the world's first fourth dimension coaster, at Six Flags Magic Mountain
  • Citizen X (disambiguation)
  • Doctor X (disambiguation)
  • Ex (disambiguation)
  • Galaxy X (disambiguation)
  • Miss X (disambiguation)
  • Mister X (disambiguation)
  • Model X (disambiguation)
  • Professor X (disambiguation)
  • Project X (disambiguation)
  • Racer X (disambiguation)
  • Triple X (disambiguation)
  • X force (disambiguation)
  • XX (disambiguation)
  • XXX (disambiguation)
  • XXXX (disambiguation)
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