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Description
A double-struck (โformed in a blackboard bold typeface, in which certain lines of a character are doubledโ) capital letter X. The upper left diagonal line is made up of two strokes, while the lower left diagonal is a single line that stops at the boundary of the double-struck stroke before continuing beyond itโcreating an interruption of only white space within the double-struck line.
Etymology 1
Ultimately derived from x (โname for an unknown variableโ), by analogy with other blackboard bold mathematical symbols; see blackboard bold ยง usage on WikipediaWikipedia .
Symbol
๐
- (mathematics) Used to denote an arbitrary metric space.
Etymology 2
From the logo of X, a bolded black ๐, adopted on 23 July 2023 to replace the previous logo of the stylised blue silhouette of a bird in flight;[1][2] compare ๐ฆ.
Proper noun
๐
- (Internet slang, neologism) X (formerly Twitter): an online social networking service.
- Synonym: ๐ฆ
2023 July 24, @joeylknight, Twitter (in English):๐, The Everything App
2023 September 13, u/Fernmeldeamt, โ2 Elektro Ingi's, 3 Meister, 5 Fachkrรคfte nach eine ganze wochenende umbau. [2 electrical engineers, 3 masters, 5 skilled workers after a whole weekend of renovation.]โ, in r/Elektroinstallation (in German), Reddit:Worin liegt denn der Wert dieses Posts? Gehรถrt wohl eher auf ๐, statt auf Reddit - und einen Diskurs regt der Post jetzt auch nicht an. "Fachkrรคftemangel" weil man die Plattform nicht verstanden hat.- What is the value of this post? It probably belongs on ๐ rather than on Reddit - and the post doesn't stimulate any discourse. "Skilled labor shortage" because people didn't understand the platform.
2023 December 12, u/crumblingheart, โWith friends like these: Tucker Carlson ditching Xitter to launch his own streaming serviceโ, in r/EnoughMuskSpam (in English), Reddit:But what about those billions of views he got on ๐? Is he really going to walk away and leave that all behind?
2024 June 25, u/Phantom_Zac, โMake onchain transactions without leaving ๐โ, in r/Phantom (in English), Reddit:With Blinks, powered by Solana Actions, you can now make onchain transactions such as swapping, staking, minting, voting, and more right from ๐ using your Phantom wallet ๐ป
2024 August 25, @elonmusk, Twitter (in English):It is vital to the support of free speech that you forward ๐ posts to people you know, especially in censorship-heavy countries
References
- ^ โTwitter changes logo to 'X', replacing blue bird symbol.โ, in Al Jazeera, 2023 July 23
- ^ Louis Ashworth (2023 July 24) โThe logo of X, formerly Twitter, wasn't actually stolenโ, in Financial Times
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