{"id":"how-do-you-draw-an-x","name":"How Do You Draw an X?","summary":"How Do You Draw an X? is a viral January 2019 Twitter debate over which of eight possible stroke orders people use when writing the letter X. A single diagram by Philadelphia illustrator Kasey Ehrgott split the internet into numbered camps and pulled coverage from four major news outlets inside 72 hours.","tags":["how do you draw an x","x drawing meme","twitter meme","@smasey","kasey ehrgott","viral debate","handwriting meme","yanny laurel"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":5,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/how-do-you-draw-an-x/how-do-you-draw-an-x-how-to-draw-x-diagram.webp","caption":"The original diagram showing six of the possible ways to draw the letter X, sparking the viral 'How Do You Draw an X?' debate.","width":800,"height":450,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/how-do-you-draw-an-x/how-do-you-draw-an-x-americans-vs-uk-tweet.webp","caption":"A commenter observes a geographic split, noting Americans typically draw an X using methods 7 and 8, while UK residents favor 5 and 6.","width":680,"height":868,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/how-do-you-draw-an-x/how-do-you-draw-an-x-government-shutdown-x-tweet.webp","caption":"A reply humorously contrasting the ongoing government shutdown with the trivial X-drawing debate while declaring method 7 the correct choice.","width":654,"height":746,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/how-do-you-draw-an-x/how-do-you-draw-an-x-handedness-x-debate-reply.webp","caption":"A reply argues that only methods 7 or 8 are valid, depending on whether the writer is right- or left-handed.","width":680,"height":489,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/how-do-you-draw-an-x/how-do-you-draw-an-x-testing-myself-red-x-scribbles.webp","caption":"A user testing their own X-drawing method by scribbling dozens of red X's directly over their Twitter feed.","width":680,"height":679,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/how-do-you-draw-an-x/history.md","related":["the-dress","observe","100-men-vs-gorilla","100-men-vs-1-gorilla","the-great-toilet-paper-debate","gif-vs-jif-pronunciation-debate","pineapple-on-pizza-debate","the-breakfast-question","yanny-vs-laurel","would-you-kill-baby-hitler","bill-nye","burger-emoji-debate"],"popularityRank":2092,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}