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Description
Adouble-struck(“formed in ablackboard bold typeface, in which certainlines of acharacter aredoubled”) capital letterX. The upper leftdiagonal line is made up of twostrokes, while the lower left diagonal is a single line that stops at theboundary of the double-struck stroke before continuing beyond it—creating aninterruption of onlywhite space within the double-struck line.
Etymology 1
Ultimately derived fromx(“name for an unknownvariable”), by analogy with other blackboard bold mathematical symbols; see
blackboard bold § usage on WikipediaWikipedia.
Symbol
𝕏
- (mathematics)Used to denote an arbitrarymetric space.
Etymology 2
From thelogo ofX, abolded black 𝕏, adopted on 23 July 2023 to replace the previous logo of thestylised bluesilhouette of a birdin flight;[1][2] compare🐦.
Proper noun
𝕏
- (Internetslang, neologism)X (formerlyTwitter): an onlinesocial networking service.
- Synonym:🐦
2023 July 24, @joeylknight,Twitter[3] (in English):𝕏, The Everything App
2023 September 13, u/Fernmeldeamt, “2 Elektro Ingi's, 3 Meister, 5 Fachkräfte nach eine ganze wochenende umbau. [2 electrical engineers, 3 masters, 5 skilled workers after a whole weekend of renovation.]”, inr/Elektroinstallation[4] (in German),Reddit:Worin liegt denn der Wert dieses Posts? Gehört wohl eher auf𝕏, statt auf Reddit - und einen Diskurs regt der Post jetzt auch nicht an. "Fachkräftemangel" weil man die Plattform nicht verstanden hat.- What is the value of this post? It probably belongs on𝕏 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, “With friends like these: Tucker Carlson ditching Xitter to launch his own streaming service”, inr/EnoughMuskSpam[5] (in English),Reddit:But what about those billions of views he got on𝕏? Is he really going to walk away and leave that all behind?
2024 June 25, u/Phantom_Zac, “Make onchain transactions without leaving 𝕏”, inr/Phantom[6] (in English),Reddit:With Blinks, powered by Solana Actions, you can now make onchain transactions such as swapping, staking, minting, voting, and more right from𝕏 using your Phantom wallet 👻
2024 August 25,@elonmusk,Twitter[7] (in English):It is vital to the support of free speech that you forward𝕏 posts to people you know, especially in censorship-heavy countries
2025 March 10, Elijah Schaffer, “In Defense of "Xenophobic Nationalism" - Sarah Stock HUMILIATES Woke Podcaster Sam Seder”, inSlightly Offensive[8] (in English):In response to her sudden surge in viral fame, Sarah took to𝕏 to share her thoughts:[…]
References
- ^“Twitter changes logo to 'X', replacing blue bird symbol.”, inAl Jazeera[1], 23 July 2023
- ^Louis Ashworth (24 July 2023), “The logo of X, formerly Twitter, wasn't actually stolen”, inFinancial Times[2]
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