There are various features that affect "targets within X feet".

For example, the [Wild Magic Sorcerer](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/sorcerer#WildMagic)'s [Wild Magic Surge](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/sorcerer#WildMagicSurge-381) table (PHB, p. 104) has the following result on a d100 roll of 83-84:

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> Each creature within 30 feet of you takes 1d10 necrotic damage. You regain hit points equal to the sum of the necrotic damage dealt.
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Do you take this damage as well and then immediately heal it? (Thanks to user @RallozarX for pointing out that this does matter, say if they are concentrating on a spell)

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Below are some examples I've found arguing that you *are* a creature within X feet:

There is the [*sword burst*](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/sword-burst) cantrip (SCAG, p. 143):

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> [...] Each creature within range, **other than you**, must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 force damage [...]
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Which seems to imply that you *do* count as "a creature within range".

Then there is the question "[Can a character cast Bless on themselves?](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/99615)", and [this answer](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/99616/36521) states that "you are always within 30 feet of yourself".

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Below are examples I've found arguing that you are *not* "a creature within X feet":

The Wild Magic Sorcerer's Wild Magic Surge table result on a d100 roll of 95-96:

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> You and all creatures within 30 feet of you gain vulnerability to piercing damage for the next minute.
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This seems to imply that you would *not* be considered "a creature within 30 feet".

Then there is the [*ice knife*](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/ice-knife) spell ([EEPC, p. 19](https://media.dnd.wizards.com/EE-Players-Companion_0_0.pdf#page=19); XGtE, p. 157), which states:

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> [...] Hit or miss, the shard then explodes. **The target and each creature within 5 feet of it** must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 2d6 cold damage [...]
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This too seems to imply you do not count as "a creature within 5 feet".

There is also the question "[Does the target of Lightning Arrow take the secondary damage too?](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/103385)", and [this answer](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/103394/36521) quotes [the following unofficial tweet by lead rules designer Jeremy Crawford](https://twitter.com/JeremyECrawford/status/665312266233905153):

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> The splash damage of lightning arrow affects each creature within 10 ft. of the target, not the target.
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Crawford [has also said](https://twitter.com/JeremyECrawford/status/852528163837980673):

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> If I say, "Each person within 5 feet of me gets a cupcake," an idiomatic reading of that English doesn't lead to me getting a cupcake.
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**Do you count as "a creature within X feet" of yourself?**