Roman Numerals to Numbers

Roman numeral
MMXXVI

Conversion breakdown

Roman partValue

Roman numeral symbols

Roman numeralValueUse
I1One
IV4One before five
V5Five
IX9One before ten
X10Ten
XL40Ten before fifty
L50Fifty
XC90Ten before one hundred
C100One hundred
CD400One hundred before five hundred
D500Five hundred
CM900One hundred before one thousand
M1,000One thousand

Convert a standard Roman numeral to an Arabic number and inspect the value of every part. Invalid or nonstandard forms are rejected instead of being guessed.

Subtractive pairs such as IV, IX, XL, XC, CD, and CM are parsed as one value. The converted result is checked against its canonical Roman form to catch invalid ordering or repetition.

Standard Roman numeral rules

The symbols I, X, C, and M may repeat where standard notation permits. IV, IX, XL, XC, CD, and CM use subtraction. Noncanonical forms such as IIII, VX, or IC are rejected instead of being silently interpreted.

Roman numeral dates

Date mode converts the day, month, and year separately and supports three display orders. It is useful for decorative dates, inscriptions, chapter headings, clocks, and historical references. Standard notation on this page is limited to years through 3999 because larger values require overline conventions that are not represented consistently in plain text.

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