Number
49 in Roman numerals
49 is written XLIX
Type any other number or numeral below to convert it.
Above 3,999? Type the barred part in brackets, e.g. (IV)CC = 4,200.
How XLIX is built
Roman numerals are written one decimal place at a time, largest first.
- XLtens · 4X before L means 50 − 10 = 40. This saves writing XXXX.
- IXones · 9I before X means 10 − 1 = 9. This saves writing VIIII.
40 + 9 = 49
The pairs XL and IX use subtraction: a smaller letter before a larger one is taken away from it. Only six pairs work this way: IV, IX, XL, XC, CD and CM. More on subtraction
Mistakes to avoid
- Not IL. It looks like a shortcut, but I may only come before V or X, not L. The correct form is XLIX.
- Not XXXXVIIII (9 letters). That adds everything up without subtraction. The Romans sometimes wrote numbers this way, and clocks still show 4 as IIII, but today XLIX (4 letters) is the standard.
About the number 49
- 49 is odd and a square number: 7 × 7, or in Roman numerals VII × VII.
- XLIX has 4 letters. 784 of the numbers up to 1,000 have longer numerals.
Counting from 41 to 50
| Number | Roman numeral |
|---|---|
| 41 | XLI |
| 42 | XLII |
| 43 | XLIII |
| 44 | XLIV |
| 45 | XLV |
| 46 | XLVI |
| 47 | XLVII |
| 48 | XLVIII |
| 49 | XLIX |
| 50 | L |