Latin Capital Letter X with Dot Above
| Unicode | U+1E8A |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ẋ |
| HTML (hex) | Ẋ |
| CSS content | \1E8A |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E8A |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BA 8A |
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X with accent ẋ ẍ — copy & ALT codes
X with a dot (ẋ) or diaeresis (ẍ) appears almost exclusively in linguistic transcription — Romance philology uses ẋ to mark a fricative in older Catalan and Occitan texts. Four characters; a complete museum. This page collects every accented x recognized by the Unicode Standard — 4 characters in total (2 lowercase, 2 capital and digraph forms)
Each character can be copied with a single click, typed with its ALT code, or produced with the keyboard shortcuts proven below — no memorisation required if you bookmark this page.
On this page
Accented X copy and paste
Click any tile below — the character goes straight to your clipboard, ready to paste with Ctrl + V or Cmd + V.
Small letter x with accent2
Capital letter X with accent2
Press Ctrl + D right now to save this page — the next time your essay, résumé or email needs an accented X, the whole alphabet of options will be one click away.
Accented X with ALT code — full table
Hold the Alt key and type the number shown on your numeric keypad to produce that letter on Windows. The Unicode column is used for Word’s Alt + X method and by developers.
| ALT Code | Symbol | Description | Unicode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alt + 7818 | Ẋ | Capital letter X with Dot Above | U+1E8A |
| Alt + 7819 | ẋ | Small letter X with Dot Above | U+1E8B |
| Alt + 7820 | Ẍ | Capital letter X with Diaeresis | U+1E8C |
| Alt + 7821 | ẍ | Small letter X with Diaeresis | U+1E8D |
How to type accented x on the keyboard
Two dependable methods, demonstrated with ẋ (x with dot above) — both tested on Windows 11 and Microsoft 365.
Method 1 — Numeric keypad ALT code
WindowsType ẋ into any Windows program using its ALT code, Alt + 7819. You need a working numeric keypad with Num Lock on.
- 1Click exactly where you want the accented x letter to appear — in Word, an email, a browser field, anywhere.
- 2Make sure Num Lock is on. On laptops without a separate keypad, enable the embedded keypad first with Fn + Num Lock.
- 3Press and hold the Alt key.
- 4While keeping Alt held, type 7819 on the numeric keypad.
- 5Release Alt — ẋ appears where your cursor is parked.
If a code produces the wrong symbol: very long ALT codes (four digits and beyond) can render as a placeholder glyph in older apps. Repeat the same steps inside a Microsoft Word document — Word resolves the full Unicode range correctly, and you can copy the result anywhere else.
Method 2 — Unicode value + Alt X
Word & OfficeEvery character owns a hexadecimal ID — for ẋ it is U+1E8B. Microsoft Word converts that ID into the character itself.
- 1Open a Word document (or any Office app that supports Unicode).
- 2Type the four-character code 1E8B using your regular keyboard.
- 3Without pressing space, hit Alt + X together.
- 4Word swaps the code for the letter — 1E8B becomes ẋinstantly.
This trick works both ways: place your cursor after any accented character and press Alt + X to reveal its Unicode value. It is the fastest way to identify a mystery character you have received in a document.
Microsoft Word accent shortcuts
Press the combination, release, then type the letter.
| Ctrl + ' (apostrophe) | the vowel | á é í ó ú ý |
| Ctrl + ` (grave) | the vowel | à è ì ò ù |
| Ctrl + Shift + ^ | the vowel | â ê î ô û |
| Ctrl + Shift + ~ (tilde) | a, n or o | ã ñ õ |
| Ctrl + Shift + : (colon) | the vowel or y | ä ë ï ö ü ÿ |
| Ctrl + Shift + @ | a or A | å Å |
| Ctrl + Shift + & | a or A | æ Æ |
| Ctrl + Shift + & | o or O | œ Œ |
| Ctrl + , (comma) | c or C | ç Ç |
| Ctrl + ' (apostrophe) | d or D | ð Ð |
| Ctrl + / | o or O | ø Ø |
| Ctrl + Shift + & | s | ß |
| Alt + Ctrl + Shift + ? | — | ¿ |
| Alt + Ctrl + Shift + ! | — | ¡ |
macOS Option-key accents
Press Option + key, release, then type the letter — or press and hold the letter key.
| Acute ´ | Option + E | á é í ó ú |
| Grave ` | Option + ` | à è ì ò ù |
| Circumflex ^ | Option + I | â ê î ô û |
| Tilde ~ | Option + N | ã ñ õ |
| Umlaut ¨ | Option + U | ä ë ï ö ü ÿ |
| Cedilla Ç | Option + C (Shift for Ç) | ç Ç |
Technical information for accented X
Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS and JavaScript escapes and UTF-8 byte sequences for every character on this page.
Latin Small Letter X with Dot Above
| Unicode | U+1E8B |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ẋ |
| HTML (hex) | ẋ |
| CSS content | \1E8B |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E8B |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BA 8B |
Latin Capital Letter X with Diaeresis
| Unicode | U+1E8C |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ẍ |
| HTML (hex) | Ẍ |
| CSS content | \1E8C |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E8C |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BA 8C |
Latin Small Letter X with Diaeresis
| Unicode | U+1E8D |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ẍ |
| HTML (hex) | ẍ |
| CSS content | \1E8D |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E8D |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BA 8D |
Accented X — questions people ask
The Windows ALT code for ẋ (Latin Small Letter X with Dot Above) is Alt + 7819. Hold Alt, type 7, 8, 1, 9 on the numeric keypad and release Alt. Inside Word you can type 1E8B followed by Alt + X instead — or simply click the character on this page to copy it.
On Windows use Alt + 7818 with the numeric keypad; in Microsoft Word type 1E8A then press Alt + X. On a Mac, press the matching Option-key accent, release, then type Shift + X. Copy-and-paste from the grid above works in every program.
Hold the Option key together with the accent key, release, then press x. Option + E applies an acute accent, Option + ` a grave, Option + I a circumflex, Option + N a tilde and Option + U an umlaut. Alternatively press and hold the x key and a pop-up menu lists every variation.
Characters beyond the first 256 code points need full Unicode support. When a long ALT code shows a placeholder symbol, redo the steps inside Word — it resolves the complete range — or copy the letter directly from this page, which works in every modern application.