Roman Numeral Reference
I
1
V
5
X
10
L
50
C
100
D
500
M
1000
Rules:
- Repeated symbols are added (II = 2, XX = 20)
- Smaller before larger means subtraction (IV = 4, IX = 9)
- Only I, X, and C can be used as subtractive prefixes
- No symbol repeats more than 3 times in succession
Common Examples
4
→
IV
9
→
IX
40
→
XL
90
→
XC
400
→
CD
900
→
CM
1994
→
MCMXCIV
2024
→
MMXXIV