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Roman numeral chart

Roman Numerals 1 to 100

Every number from 1 to 100 in Roman numerals, with a copy button beside each one. Click the number itself for a full breakdown of how it is built.

The chart reads largest symbol first. Where you see a small symbol in front of a larger one, such as IV or IX, it is being subtracted.

Roman numeral converter

Convert a number into Roman numerals, or read a Roman numeral back into a number. Works for 1 to 3999, the range the seven standard symbols can express.

Roman numerals 1 to 100

NumberRoman numeralBreakdownCopy
1II
2IIII
3IIIIII
4IVIV
5VV
6VIV + I
7VIIV + II
8VIIIV + III
9IXIX
10XX
11XIX + I
12XIIX + II
13XIIIX + III
14XIVX + IV
15XVX + V
16XVIX + V + I
17XVIIX + V + II
18XVIIIX + V + III
19XIXX + IX
20XXXX
21XXIXX + I
22XXIIXX + II
23XXIIIXX + III
24XXIVXX + IV
25XXVXX + V
26XXVIXX + V + I
27XXVIIXX + V + II
28XXVIIIXX + V + III
29XXIXXX + IX
30XXXXXX
31XXXIXXX + I
32XXXIIXXX + II
33XXXIIIXXX + III
34XXXIVXXX + IV
35XXXVXXX + V
36XXXVIXXX + V + I
37XXXVIIXXX + V + II
38XXXVIIIXXX + V + III
39XXXIXXXX + IX
40XLXL
41XLIXL + I
42XLIIXL + II
43XLIIIXL + III
44XLIVXL + IV
45XLVXL + V
46XLVIXL + V + I
47XLVIIXL + V + II
48XLVIIIXL + V + III
49XLIXXL + IX
50LL
51LIL + I
52LIIL + II
53LIIIL + III
54LIVL + IV
55LVL + V
56LVIL + V + I
57LVIIL + V + II
58LVIIIL + V + III
59LIXL + IX
60LXL + X
61LXIL + X + I
62LXIIL + X + II
63LXIIIL + X + III
64LXIVL + X + IV
65LXVL + X + V
66LXVIL + X + V + I
67LXVIIL + X + V + II
68LXVIIIL + X + V + III
69LXIXL + X + IX
70LXXL + XX
71LXXIL + XX + I
72LXXIIL + XX + II
73LXXIIIL + XX + III
74LXXIVL + XX + IV
75LXXVL + XX + V
76LXXVIL + XX + V + I
77LXXVIIL + XX + V + II
78LXXVIIIL + XX + V + III
79LXXIXL + XX + IX
80LXXXL + XXX
81LXXXIL + XXX + I
82LXXXIIL + XXX + II
83LXXXIIIL + XXX + III
84LXXXIVL + XXX + IV
85LXXXVL + XXX + V
86LXXXVIL + XXX + V + I
87LXXXVIIL + XXX + V + II
88LXXXVIIIL + XXX + V + III
89LXXXIXL + XXX + IX
90XCXC
91XCIXC + I
92XCIIXC + II
93XCIIIXC + III
94XCIVXC + IV
95XCVXC + V
96XCVIXC + V + I
97XCVIIXC + V + II
98XCVIIIXC + V + III
99XCIXXC + IX
100CC

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How to read the chart

Find the number in the left column and the numeral is beside it. The third column shows how the numeral is assembled from place values, which is the quickest way to learn the pattern.

Clicking a number opens a page for that number alone, with the full step by step working, the number in words and answers to the questions people ask about it.

The seven symbols

Every numeral in this chart is built from I (1), V (5), X (10), L (50), C (100), D (500) and M (1000). There are no others in standard use.

A symbol may be repeated up to three times. V, L and D are never repeated, because two of them would always be better written as the next symbol up.

Frequently asked questions

Why is 4 written IV and not IIII?

Standard Roman numerals never repeat a symbol four times, so IV (one before five) is used. IIII does appear on many clock faces, which is a design tradition rather than a different rule.

What is the largest number in standard Roman numerals?

3999, written MMMCMXCIX. Beyond that you need a vinculum, a bar over a symbol that multiplies it by a thousand.

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