How do you write 2008 in Roman numerals?

2008 is written MMVIII in Roman numerals: MM (2,000) + VIII (8).

How do you write '08 in Roman numerals?

The last two digits of 2008 are written VIII.

Year · 21st century

2008 is written MMVIII

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.

Roman numerals are written one decimal place at a time, largest first.

2,000 + 8 = 2,008

No subtraction is needed here: every letter is the same size or smaller than the one before it, so you simply add them up.

There's no letter for zero. The zeros are simply left out, which is why 2008 has 2 parts, not 4.

Shortened to two digits ('08), it's VIII. Many date tattoos use this shorter form.
MMVIII has 6 letters. 100 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100 are longer.
2008 was a leap year, with 366 days, and 1 January 2008 was a Tuesday.

MMVIII in ten open-source fonts, on your skin tone, ready to download or print as a stencil.

Within the 2000s, every year starts MM (2,000).

Every year from 2004 to 2012 starts MM (2,000); only the ending changes.