Roman Numeral Converter

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What is the Roman Numeral Converter?

The Roman numeral converter changes a standard number into the letters I, V, X, L, C, D and M used in ancient Rome and still seen on clocks, movie dates and book chapters.

How to use the Roman Numeral tool

  1. Enter Number (1 to 3999).
  2. The result updates instantly as you type, or press Calculate.
  3. Use Try an example to see how it works, and Reset to start again.

Formula

Roman numerals add the values of the letters, but a smaller value before a larger one is subtracted, for example IV is 4 and IX is 9.

Worked example

With number (1 to 3999) 2026, the roman numeral comes to MMXXVI.

Frequently asked questions

Why only up to 3999?

Standard Roman numerals use at most three repeated M letters, so 3999 (MMMCMXCIX) is the largest.

Is there a Roman zero?

No. The Romans had no symbol for zero.

Roman numerals chart

Roman numerals use the letters I (1), V (5), X (10), L (50), C (100), D (500) and M (1000). A smaller letter before a larger one is subtracted, so IV is 4 and IX is 9. For example, 2024 is MMXXIV.

Roman numerals 1 to 100

1I2II3III4IV5V
6VI7VII8VIII9IX10X
11XI12XII13XIII14XIV15XV
16XVI17XVII18XVIII19XIX20XX
21XXI22XXII23XXIII24XXIV25XXV
26XXVI27XXVII28XXVIII29XXIX30XXX
31XXXI32XXXII33XXXIII34XXXIV35XXXV
36XXXVI37XXXVII38XXXVIII39XXXIX40XL
41XLI42XLII43XLIII44XLIV45XLV
46XLVI47XLVII48XLVIII49XLIX50L
51LI52LII53LIII54LIV55LV
56LVI57LVII58LVIII59LIX60LX
61LXI62LXII63LXIII64LXIV65LXV
66LXVI67LXVII68LXVIII69LXIX70LXX
71LXXI72LXXII73LXXIII74LXXIV75LXXV
76LXXVI77LXXVII78LXXVIII79LXXIX80LXXX
81LXXXI82LXXXII83LXXXIII84LXXXIV85LXXXV
86LXXXVI87LXXXVII88LXXXVIII89LXXXIX90XC
91XCI92XCII93XCIII94XCIV95XCV
96XCVI97XCVII98XCVIII99XCIX100C

Hundreds up to 3000

200CC300CCC400CD500D600DC
700DCC800DCCC900CM1000M1100MC
1200MCC1300MCCC1400MCD1500MD1600MDC
1700MDCC1800MDCCC1900MCM2000MM2100MMC
2200MMCC2300MMCCC2400MMCD2500MMD2600MMDC
2700MMDCC2800MMDCCC2900MMCM3000MMM

Years in Roman numerals: 1990 to 2035

1990MCMXC1991MCMXCI1992MCMXCII1993MCMXCIII
1994MCMXCIV1995MCMXCV1996MCMXCVI1997MCMXCVII
1998MCMXCVIII1999MCMXCIX2000MM2001MMI
2002MMII2003MMIII2004MMIV2005MMV
2006MMVI2007MMVII2008MMVIII2009MMIX
2010MMX2011MMXI2012MMXII2013MMXIII
2014MMXIV2015MMXV2016MMXVI2017MMXVII
2018MMXVIII2019MMXIX2020MMXX2021MMXXI
2022MMXXII2023MMXXIII2024MMXXIV2025MMXXV
2026MMXXVI2027MMXXVII2028MMXXVIII2029MMXXIX
2030MMXXX2031MMXXXI2032MMXXXII2033MMXXXIII
2034MMXXXIV2035MMXXXV

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