Year · 21st century
2006 in Roman numerals
2006 is written MMVI
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 MMVI is built
Roman numerals are written one decimal place at a time, largest first.
- MMthousands · 2MM is 2 × M (1,000), written out 2 times.
- VIones · 6V (5) plus I (1) makes 6.
2,000 + 6 = 2,006
No subtraction is needed here: every letter is the same size or smaller than the one before it, so you simply add them up.
Mistakes to avoid
- There's no letter for zero. The zeros are simply left out, which is why 2006 has 2 parts, not 4.
2006 for a tattoo or engraving
- Shortened to two digits ('06), it's VI. Many date tattoos use this shorter form.
- MMVI has 4 letters. 178 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100 are longer.
- 2006 was not a leap year (365 days), and 1 January 2006 was a Sunday.
See MMVI in tattoo lettering
MMVI in ten open-source fonts, on your skin tone, ready to download or print as a stencil.
PNG downloads are 3000 px with a transparent background. SVG downloads keep the lettering as outlines, so they look the same in any app. All fonts are open source (SIL Open Font Licence) and free to use for tattoos and products. See the font credits.
Years around 2006
Within the 2000s, every year starts MM (2,000).
Every year from 2002 to 2010 starts MM (2,000); only the ending changes.
| Number | Roman numeral |
|---|---|
| 2002 | MMII |
| 2003 | MMIII |
| 2004 | MMIV |
| 2005 | MMV |
| 2006 | MMVI |
| 2007 | MMVII |
| 2008 | MMVIII |
| 2009 | MMIX |
| 2010 | MMX |