diff --git a/man/groff_char.man b/man/groff_char.man
index b35049b..6c38895 100644
--- a/man/groff_char.man
+++ b/man/groff_char.man
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ Eric S. Raymond
 .
 .do if !r ECFONTS .do fspecial CR R
 .
+.\" Compat with old tbl(1) where x column takes a macro: use xx..
+.de x
+..
+.
 .
 .\" --------------------------------------------------------------------
 .SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -288,7 +292,7 @@ size to be usable as a diacritic; a larger glyph can be obtained with
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l l lx.
+l l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	Code	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[char33]	\[char33]	33	exclam	u0021	exclamation mark (bang)
@@ -373,7 +377,7 @@ see next section.
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l l lx.
+l l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	Code	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[char161]	\[char161]	161	exclamdown	u00A1	inverted exclamation mark
@@ -557,7 +561,7 @@ text.
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[-D]	\e[-D]	Eth	u00D0	uppercase eth
@@ -573,7 +577,7 @@ _
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[ff]	\e[ff]	ff	u0066_0066	ff ligature +
@@ -601,7 +605,7 @@ _
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \['A]	\e['A]	Aacute	u0041_0301	A acute
@@ -678,7 +682,7 @@ the values given in parentheses are the original (spacing) ones.
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[a"]	\e[a"]	hungarumlaut	u030B (u02DD)	Hungarian umlaut
@@ -708,7 +712,7 @@ T}
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[Bq]	\e[Bq]	quotedblbase	u201E	low double comma quote
@@ -735,7 +739,7 @@ T}
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[r!]	\e[r!]	exclamdown	u00A1	inverted exclamation mark
@@ -819,7 +823,7 @@ devices (provided those glyphs exist).
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[lB]	\e[lB]	bracketleft	u005B	T{
@@ -935,7 +939,7 @@ T}
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[<-]	\e[<-]	arrowleft	u2190	horizontal arrow left
@@ -981,7 +985,7 @@ extension of the square root sign.
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[ba]	\e[ba]	bar	u007C	bar
@@ -1004,7 +1008,7 @@ Use \[oq]\f(CW\e[radicalex]\fP\[cq], not
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[ci]	\e[ci]	circle	u25CB	circle
@@ -1029,7 +1033,7 @@ _
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[co]	\e[co]	copyright	u00A9	copyright sign
@@ -1047,7 +1051,7 @@ The Bell Labs logo is not supported in groff.
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[Do]	\e[Do]	dollar	u0024	dollar
@@ -1066,7 +1070,7 @@ _
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[de]	\e[de]	degree	u00B0	degree
@@ -1084,7 +1088,7 @@ _
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[AN]	\e[AN]	logicaland	u2227	logical and
@@ -1107,7 +1111,7 @@ T}
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[12]	\e[12]	onehalf	u00BD	1/2 symbol
@@ -1237,7 +1241,7 @@ version of phi, and \[oq]\f(CW\e[+f]\fP\[cq] the curly variant.
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[*A]	\e[*A]	Alpha	u0391	Alpha
@@ -1301,7 +1305,7 @@ _
 .P
 .na
 .TS
-l l l l lx.
+l l l l lxx.
 Output	Input	PostScript	Unicode	Notes
 _
 \[CL]	\e[CL]	club	u2663	black club suit