The Accent Letters

ẋ X with dot above

ẋ
NameX with dot above
UppercaseẊ
UnicodeU+1E8B (Latin Small Letter X With Dot Above)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeẋ or ẋ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1E8B with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1E8B then Alt+X
LaTeX\.{x}
CSS / JavaScript\1E8B / \u1E8B
UTF-8 bytesE1 BA 8B
URL encoded%E1%BA%8B

ẋ is the letter x with the dot above. A single dot above a letter, used in Polish (ż), Lithuanian (ė), Maltese (ċ, ġ, ż) and Turkish (İ, the dotted capital I).

How to type ẋ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1E8B (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word1E8B then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1e8b, Space
HTMLẋ
LaTeX\.{x}
Excel=UNICHAR(7819)

About the dot above

See every letter with the dot above.

Other accented x letters

ẍ x with umlautAll X accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ẋ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1E8B with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ẋ?

ẋ is U+1E8B, named LATIN SMALL LETTER X WITH DOT ABOVE. In HTML write ẋ.

Which languages use ẋ?

ẋ is mostly used in transliteration, phonetics and lesser-documented languages.