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I think you're looking at the uppercase x. The lowercase x is just below that and the stroke starts at the bottom left.
No, I'm looking at the lowercase one. I don't understand why it comes in at bottom left but goes to top left before starting the letter.
When you have a letter that finishes at the bottom (like n in the word manx), the x starts at the bottom left and then rises to form the first downward stroke just like in the printed x. If you have a letter that finishes at the top like o, the x stroke doesn't start at the bottom. See the sample below in the word fox
Yes, I gathered. I was just wondering what the reason is for starting the x at the top, when it's easier, imo, to do as we do and start at the bottom.