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Roman numerals – numbers used by the ancient Romans. They appeared in the sixth century BC in the Etruscans. This tribe lived in the North-West of the Apennine Peninsula. Perhaps they borrowed some of the signs from the protocelts.
These elements represent a nonpositional numeral system. In such systems the value of a figure does not depend on its position in the numeral. The Roman numeral X means ten and it also means ten in the number XII and in the number CX. The system we use is positional. In the figure 90 nine means ninety, and in 951 – nine hundred.
The numbers are made up from Roman numerals in the following way. The smaller figure to the right of the larger one is added to it, and the one to the left is subtracted. At the same time the figure should not be repeated more than three times in a row. VIII (5+1+1+1) = 8. XVI (10+5+1) = 16. XIV(10+(5-1)) = 14.
Roman numerals are in the section of the number form 2150–218F . There you can find their old form of writing. Now fifty looks like the Latin letter I. But once it was recorded so ↆ .
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U+2161- roman numeral two emoji, u2161, u{2161}, emoticons
Roman numeral two.
This code point first appeared in version 1.1 of the Unicode® Standard and belongs to the " Number Forms " block which goes from 0x2150 to 0x218B.
You can safely add this character in your html code with the entity: Ⅱ
You can use the u+2161 copy pc button below.
Easy u+2161 copy paste:
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The following table show specific meta-data that is known about this character.The u+2161 name is roman numeral two emoji.
There are alternative spelling that can be found in the wild for the unicode character 2161 like u 2161, (u+2161) or u +2161. You can also find u-2161, u*2161, un+2161, u2161, u=2161 or c+2161. You can also spell it with u 2161 unicode, u plus 2161, uncode 2161 or unicode + 2161.
Its bidirectional class is "L":Left-to-Right (LRM, most alphabetic, syllabic, Han ideographs, non-European or non-Arabic digits, ...)
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Ⅰ Roman Numeral One
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- Type the Alt code number 8544 and release the Alt key.
Once you release the Alt key, the Ⅰ symbol will be displayed. This trick will work for other special characters also.
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All the above example will display the Roman Numeral One symbol as below.
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To display the Roman Numeral One from CSS, you can use a CSS shortcode or CSS entity. Use the shortcode section to copy the CSS entity code for the Roman Numeral One . You can only add content :before or :after an element: Here is the example:
The above example for CSS entiry for Roman Numeral One symbol will display the result as below.
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- Ⅿ Roman Numeral One Thousand
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Enter a number below to convert it into roman numerals. our tool allows you to convert numbers to roman numerals with ease., what are roman numerals.
Roman numerals (I, V, X, L, C, D, M) form a numeral system that was used in ancient Rome where letters represent numbers. They remained in use until the late middle ages in Europe. This is in contrast to Arabic numerals which is the moden numeric system used throughout the world (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9). Our tool above allows you to convert Arabic numerals to Roman numerals.
The Roman numerals and their Arabic counterparts can be found in the table below:
The traditional Roman numeral system was only used for numbers up to 3,999 which is represented as MMMCMXCIX. You can theroretically add more “M”s to the beginning which adds 1,000 for each “M,” but an easier way is to add Roman numerals with overlines. An overline over a Roman numeral means that you are multiplying it by 1000, so V̅ is 5*1000 = 5000.
When are Roman numerals used?
Roman numerals are not commonly used in this day and age, but there are some limited scenarios where you might encounter them. You can use our Roman Numeral Generator for these different use cases. Commonly, Roman numerals are used on invitations, clock faces, and for the annual Super Bowl name. They were also used in royal titles to demark which king or queen was which.
- Royalty: Historically, Roman numerals were used in royal names. For example, Elizabeth II, or Queen Elizabeth the Second. This is also the case for popes.
- Wedding invitations: Sometimes people make wedding invitations classier by writing numbers and times in Roman numerals.
- Book chapters: Sometimes book chapters are shown as Roman numerals.
- On clocks: You can buy specialized clocks which list the hours of the day by Roman numerals.
- Classical music: Some classical music pieces list movement numbers in Roman numerals.
- Super Bowls: The annual Super Bowl’s number is always represented in Roman numerals. For example, Super Bowl LIV will be in 2020 and will be the 54th Super Bowl.
- Movie years: Movie production companies will usually show the year of their movie in the credits in Roman Numerals in order to make it harder for people to know when the movie came out so that older movies aren’t as recognizable from just the credits.
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Numbers 1-100 to roman numerals, years to roman numerals, excel’s roman numeral formula.
Did you know that Excel (and Google Sheets) has a built-in formula for converting numbers to Roman numerals?
Just use the formal “=ROMAN(CELL)” and the number will automatically be converted!

FYI: Roman numerals are also commonly used in the modern day for chord analysis in music theory. (:
Sir in roman number you wrote 100 as M and _ which is correct sir ? I
That was a typo. 100 should be C.
Thank you for your excellent reference work. I find Roman numerals are also used in Bible Commentaries from the 1800s; the Book is followed by the chapter, which is listed as a Roman numeral, followed by the verse, which is listed as an Arabic number. This site is extremely useful to me for looking things up.
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Roman numerals use seven letters: I, V, X, L, C, D and M to represent the numbers 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000. These seven letters make up thousands of numbers. Read our full guide below or use the converter and chart to quickly check a numeral.
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- Intro to Roman Numerals
- Numerals Converter
- Numerals Chart (1-100)
- Video Guide
- The Basics
- Years and Dates
- Large Numbers
- Zeros and Fractions
- Adding and Subtracting
- Modern Usage
- Origin of Roman Numerals
- Other Systems
- Bibliography
Video Guide
Roman numerals are written using seven different letters: I, V, X, L, C, D and M , they represent the numbers 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000.

We use these seven letters to make up thousands of others. For example, the Roman numeral for two is written as ‘ II ' which is just two one's smushed together. The number twelve is XII which is just X (10) + II (2). If we take this a step further, the number twenty-seven is written as XXVII , which when broken down looks like XX (20) + V (5) + II (2) – all totalled up it equals to twenty-seven.
Roman numerals are usually written largest to smallest from left to right. However, this is not always true. The Romans didn't like writing four of the same numerals in a row, so they developed a system of subtraction.
The Roman numeral for three is written III , but four is not IIII . Instead the subtractive principle is used. The number four is written as ' IV '. Here we have I (1) before V (5) and because the smaller number is before the larger number, we know that we have to subtract here – making IV four. The same principle applies to the number nine, which is written as IX .
There are six instances where subtraction is used:
- I can be placed before V (5) and X (10) to make 4 and 9.
- X can be placed before L (50) and C (100) to make 40 and 90.
- C can be placed before D (500) and M (1000) to make 400 and 900.
The number 994 is a great example of this rule – it's written CMXCIV . Broken down we have CM = 900, XC = 90 and IV = 4; adding all these up brings us back to 994.
To write 16 in numerals, we take 10 ( X ), 5 ( V ) and 1 ( I ), to make XVI .
To write 27 in numerals, we take 20 ( XX ), 5 ( V ) and 2 ( II ), to make XXVII .
To write 32 in numerals, we take 30 ( XXX ) and 2 ( II ), to make XXXII .
To write 58 in numerals, we take 50 ( L ), 5 ( V ) and 3 ( III ), to make LVIII .
To write 183 in numerals, we take 100 ( C ), 50 ( L ), 30 ( XXX ) and 3 ( III ), to make CLXXXIII .
To write 555 in numerals, we take 500 ( D ), 50 ( L ) and 5 ( V ), to make DLV .
To write 1582 in numerals, we take 1000 ( M ), 500 ( D ), 50 ( L ), 30 ( XXX ) and 2 ( II ), to make MDLXXXII .
Years and Dates
Years written in Roman numerals can be quite long and scary – but breaking them down we see that they're actually quite simple. Let's look at a few examples.
Years in the 21st century are nice 'n easy. First, we start off with MM (1000 + 1000) and then we add on whatever we need. If we wanted to write 2020 in numerals we start with MM and add XX (20) to make MMXX .
Years from the 20th century are also quite simple. We start off with MCM (1900) and then similarly add on whatever we need. For example, 1985 would be written as MCM (1900) + LXXX (80) + V (5), which when written out is MCMLXV .
Here are the years in numerals from 2010 to 2029:
Large Numbers
Because the largest letter used in Roman numerals is M and we can only stack three of the same numeral together the largest number you can write using standard numerals is 3999 ( MMMCMXCIX ).
But it is possible to write numerals bigger than 3999. If we draw a line across the top of a numeral then we are multiplying it by 1000.
For example, the Roman numeral for 5000 is written as V̅ (5 x 1000). Similarly, one million is written as M̅ (1000 x 1000).
If we want to write 1,550,000 in Roman numerals it would be written as: M̅ D̅ L̅ . If we break it down the numeral for 1,000,000 is M̅ , the numeral for 500,000 is D̅ and the numeral for 50,000 is L̅ .

Zeros and Fractions
Interestingly there is no numeral for zero. This is because numerals were developed for the purposes of trading and there was no need for zero, instead the Latin word ‘nulla' was used.
Fractions were often used in currency. The most common fractions used were twelfths and halves. A twelfth was represented by a single dot '•', known as a 'uncia'. Halves were represented by the letter 'S', short for semis.
Adding and Subtracting
With no numeral for zero, it makes doing any advanced mathematics a tad bit difficult – but addition and subtraction are well within the realms of possibilities.
When adding with numerals, the number one tip is to ignore the subtractive principle – i.e. instead of writing four as IV write it out as IIII .
Let's take a simple example. To add IX (9) and XI (11) together, we:
- Convert IX to VIIII
- Arrange numerals from largest to smallest, giving us XVIIIII
- Simplify the IIIII to V , giving us XVV
- Simplify VV to X , giving us XX
Subtraction
When subtracting numerals, we also ignore the subtractive principle. Let's take the almost scary problem of CCLXXXVIII (288) – CCLXXI (271):
- First cross out all of the pairs of numerals (as seen below)
- Re-arrange the numerals and re-apply the subtractive principle where required
- Leaving us with our answer of XVII (17)

Modern Usage
Roman numerals can be found all everywhere in modern society, here are five examples:
- Roman numerals are used to refer to kings, queens, emperors and popes. For example; Henry VIII of England and Louis XVI of France.
- Many competitions such as the Super Bowl and Olympic Games use numerals to represent how many times the event has been held. For example, in 2021 it will be Super Bowl LV.
- Numerals can often be found on buildings and monuments to signify the year of construction. For example, a building built in 2004 may have the numerals MMIV engraved on it.
- Many movies use numerals to say when the film was made. For example, ‘Gladiator' was copyrighted in the year 2000 and has the numerals MM at the end of its credits. Another example is the film ‘Spartacus' which has MCMLX (1960) at the end of its credits.
- Many clocks also use numerals to represent the hours.
The list goes on and on, numerals can be found in books to number the introductory pages, in legal contracts to denote sections and sub-sections, to reference wars (WWI and WWII), et cetera, et cetera…
Origin of Roman Numerals
Before the Romans other civilisations had devised their own counting systems. The Etruscans who occupied central Italy before the Romans had developed a similar system which just used different symbols.
A common theory is that the numerals represent hand signals. The numbers one, two, three and four are signalled by the equivalent number of fingers. Five is represented by separating the thumb and fingers to make a ‘V' shape. The numbers six to nine are shown by one hand gesturing five and the other with the appropriate number of fingers. Ten is shown by crossing either hands or thumbs in an ‘X' shape.
Another theory suggests numerals originated from the notches etched onto tally sticks. These tally sticks had been used centuries prior to the Romans for basic counting; in fact, they were still used by shepherds in Europe until the 19th century.
The numbers one, two, three and four were represented by the equivalent amount of straight lines etched into the wood. Five was shown as an upside down ‘V' and ten by an ‘X'.
This system followed similar principles to numerals. Seven on a tally stick would look like: IIIIVII, which would be shortened to VII. Taking another example, seventeen in long form would look like IIIIVIIIIXIIIIVII, but in short form: XVII.
The theory suggests that the Romans developed this system adding ‘L', ‘C', ‘D' and ‘M' to represent 50, 100, 500 and 1000.
Other Number & Counting Systems
Many other civilisations in the ancient world had already come up with their own number systems and methods of counting. We're going to take a quick look at the Egyptian and Babylonian counting systems.
Egyptian numbers: 3000-1600 BCE
One of the oldest number systems comes from Egypt - developed over 5000 years ago! Their system was very comprehensive compared to others; they even had a symbol to represent infinity! Unlike the Romans, the Egyptians did have a symbol for zero.

The Egyptians didn't use the subtractive principle and with no symbol for five it meant nine was shown as nine I's written out. To take another example 1700 was written as:

Babylonian numbers: 1750 BCE
The Babylonian system of numbers was also quite complicated; they actually adopted and adapted their system from the earlier Sumerians. Similar to the Egyptians, there was no symbol for five, meaning nine was also written out as nine 1's (see the chart below). One thing the Babylonian system had in common with the Romans' was having no symbol to represent zero.

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The v roman numeral is a text symbol that can simply copy and paste on any social media, website, emails and any other platform. The table given below shows the name and meaning of the 9 roman numeral along with the unicode, alt code, css code, dec code & hex code.
How to type the roman numerals dc using keyboard?
To type Ⅷ 8 roman numeral using your keyboard, you can use the Alt code within the shortcode area. Here are two instructions for typing the Alt code using your keyboard. Make sure that you switch on the Num Lock on the keyboard and then type the code using the Numpad instead of using the upper row on the keyboard.
Press and hold on the Left Alt Key from your keyboard.
Enter in the Alt code number 8 5 5 1, then release Alt key. After you release the Alt key, the symbol will show. This method can be applied to different symbol characters too.
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Roman symbol ( Ⅱ Ⅳ ) represents a number of numeral in roman system. Roman symbols are a set of commonly used numerals such as roman numeral one symbol (Ⅰ)
Roman numerals are in the section of the number form2150–218F . There you can find their old form of writing. Now fifty looks like the Latin letter I. But
List all Roman numbers in any range. Print to PDF or paper, or simply Copy & Paste. See also Roman numerals complete list (1-3,999,999,999).
Copy and paste Roman numeral symbols ( Ⅰ ), ( Ⅱ ), ( Ⅲ ), ( Ⅳ ), and ( Ⅴ ) in just one click. Click on a Roman symbol ( ↀ ) to copy it to the
List of Roman numerals / numbers from 1 to 100. I=1, V=5, X=10, L=50, C=100. Number, Roman Numeral
This code point first appeared in version 1.1 of the Unicode® Standard and belongs to the "Number Forms" block which goes from 0x2150 to 0x218B. You can safely
Copy and paste Ⅰ Roman Numeral One symbol with unicode, HTML, CSS, HEX, Alt, shortcodes with just one click.
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Roman numerals use seven letters: I, V, X, L, C, D and M to represent the numbers 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000. These seven letters make up thousands of
Copy And Paste roman numerals sign With Unicode, Alt Code, CSS Code, Dec Code & Hex Code ; ↂ, Roman Numeral Ten Thousand, U+2182 ; ↇ, Roman Numeral Fifty