Twitter Debate Will Have You Reconsider How You Make an X Drawing

Also this is so interesting to me – which way do you draw an X? Colored line being the first stroke pic.twitter.com/a0WTl8WT7P

— sixers smasey (@SMASEY) January 20, 2019

How do you draw the letter X? It’s a simple question, but it’s one that has recently ignited a rousing debate on Twitter. On January 19, @SMASEY shared an image that demonstrated eight different ways to draw an X. If you’re like many folks, you probably didn’t give this a lot of thought prior to seeing the tweet. Once you figure it out, though, you’re bound to have a strong opinion on the “right” way to scribble one on paper.

The viral post, which now has over 19,000 retweets, is filled with comments by people both sharing their number and being incredulous to those who could make their X drawing any other way. Regardless of where you fall into this category, it’s fascinating to compare the responses. “General consensus is that Americans do 7 and 8 while [the] UK does 5 and 6,” @SMASEY wrote in a follow-up tweet. “Probably how we were taught. Not sure about other countries.”

So, what kind of X do you draw? Do you agree with the consensus?

After Twitter user @SMASEY shared the eight different ways to draw X, people had opinions.

8.

People who draw bottom to top are also the ones that put their toilet paper on the holder the wrong way.

— Eddie (@NinjaJenssen) January 20, 2019

8. Obviously. The rest of you are all deviant freaks.

— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) January 20, 2019

WTF? Who doesn’t do 7?!

— Marc Roberts (@MarcSRoberts) January 20, 2019

I’m a 2 should I got to the hospital

— Emily Andras (@emtothea) January 21, 2019

I was wondering if there would be a consistent difference for lefties. Hard for me to judge, since I am in all ways “normal” – RH, American, not a monster. I do 8. Naturally. 😂

— John Sheridan (@JohnSheridan12) January 21, 2019

Some were shaken by the revelation that an X could be drawn other ways.

me realising there are other ways to draw an ‘x’ 🤯

— Shego (@LadyBellatrix) January 20, 2019

Saw this. Immediately forgot how I have been drawing x’s my entire lift. Had to write each one down. None felt right. Taking all words with x’s out of my vocabulary until further notice.

— Kelsey Campbell (@KCampbellyeg) January 21, 2019

Definitely air-writing x’s over and over here…

— Patti Marcellus (@PattiMar13) January 21, 2019

With many retweets and replies pouring in, @SMASEY offered a follow up:

General consensus is that Americans do 7 & 8 while UK does 5 & 6. Probably how we were taught. Not sure about other countries

— sixers smasey (@SMASEY) January 20, 2019

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