Roman Numerals

How to read Roman Numerals?

The Roman numeral system was developed in Ancient Rome and is still widely used today to mark centuries (21st Century), book chapters, classic clock dials, and large-scale events (such as Super Bowl LVIII).

The 7 base letters:

• I = 1
• V = 5
• X = 10
• L = 50
• C = 100
• D = 500
• M = 1.000

Subtraction Rule:

The Roman numeral is read from left to right by adding the values,unless a lowercase letter comes before an uppercase one. In this case, the smaller letter subtracts from the larger one. For example: \"VI\" is 5 + 1 = 6. But \"IV\" is 5 - 1 = 4. Our calculator applies all these rules perfectly to translate numbers from 1 to 3999 for you.