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x

Use lowercase and use italic formatting when using as a variable or placeholder.

It is OK to use x instead of the multiplication sign (×).

For more information, see Dimensions and Placeholders.

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x-

Hyphenate all words that begin with x used as a separate letter, such as x-coordinate and x-axis.

Don’t use italic formatting for the x in these words unless the entire word is italic.

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x-axis

Use lowercase and hyphenate.

Don’t use italic formatting for the x in x-axis unless the entire word is italic.

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x-coordinate

Use lowercase and hyphenate.

Don’t use italic formatting for the x in x-coordinate unless the entire word is italic.

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XML

Initialism for ExtensibleExtensible This is the ability to add additional functionality to the code. Plugins extend the WordPress core software. Markup Language. Use uppercase.

Don’t use a filename extension to refer to a type of file. For example, use XML file rather than .xml file.

For more information, see Referring to file types.

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