Roman Numerals Chart

This chart lists the Roman numerals from 1 to 100, then explains how larger numbers up to 1,000 and beyond are built from thousands, hundreds, tens and ones. Print it as a PDF or use the converter for any number.

Roman numerals 1–100

1–1011–2021–3031–4041–5051–6061–7071–8081–9091–100
1
I
11
XI
21
XXI
31
XXXI
41
XLI
51
LI
61
LXI
71
LXXI
81
LXXXI
91
XCI
2
II
12
XII
22
XXII
32
XXXII
42
XLII
52
LII
62
LXII
72
LXXII
82
LXXXII
92
XCII
3
III
13
XIII
23
XXIII
33
XXXIII
43
XLIII
53
LIII
63
LXIII
73
LXXIII
83
LXXXIII
93
XCIII
4
IV
14
XIV
24
XXIV
34
XXXIV
44
XLIV
54
LIV
64
LXIV
74
LXXIV
84
LXXXIV
94
XCIV
5
V
15
XV
25
XXV
35
XXXV
45
XLV
55
LV
65
LXV
75
LXXV
85
LXXXV
95
XCV
6
VI
16
XVI
26
XXVI
36
XXXVI
46
XLVI
56
LVI
66
LXVI
76
LXXVI
86
LXXXVI
96
XCVI
7
VII
17
XVII
27
XXVII
37
XXXVII
47
XLVII
57
LVII
67
LXVII
77
LXXVII
87
LXXXVII
97
XCVII
8
VIII
18
XVIII
28
XXVIII
38
XXXVIII
48
XLVIII
58
LVIII
68
LXVIII
78
LXXVIII
88
LXXXVIII
98
XCVIII
9
IX
19
XIX
29
XXIX
39
XXXIX
49
XLIX
59
LIX
69
LXIX
79
LXXIX
89
LXXXIX
99
XCIX
10
X
20
XX
30
XXX
40
XL
50
L
60
LX
70
LXX
80
LXXX
90
XC
100
C

How numerals are built

Every number is written by combining thousands, hundreds, tens and ones, from the largest to the smallest.

Value123456789
OnesIIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX
TensXXXXXXXLLLXLXXLXXXXC
HundredsCCCCCCCDDDCDCCDCCCCM
ThousandsMMMMMM

Example: 1,994 = M (1,000) + CM (900) + XC (90) + IV (4) = MCMXCIV.

The seven symbols

I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1,000.

Printable Roman numerals charts

Four free PDFs in US Letter size, with no sign-up. The exercises get harder as they go, and the answers are in a separate file so the student’s sheet stays clean.

Need a different number?

The Roman numeral converter handles any number from 1 to 3,999,999 and shows the rules it applied.

Where Roman numerals are used today

Clock faces, book chapters and prefaces, movie sequels, the Super Bowl, outlines, and monarchs and popes (Elizabeth II, Pope Leo XIV).


Frequently asked questions

What is 50 in Roman numerals?

L.

What are the Roman numerals from 1 to 10?

I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X.

What is 100 in Roman numerals?

C. 500 is D and 1,000 is M.

How do you write 1,000 in Roman numerals?

M. Numbers above 3,999 need a bar over the numeral, or parentheses: use the converter.

Why do Roman numerals subtract?

To avoid repeating a symbol four times: 4 is IV (5 minus 1), 9 is IX, 40 is XL and 90 is XC.

What is MCMXCIV?

1,994: M (1,000), CM (900), XC (90) and IV (4).