How do you write 2016 in Roman numerals?

2016 is written MMXVI in Roman numerals: MM (2,000) + X (10) + VI (6).

How do you write '16 in Roman numerals?

The last two digits of 2016 are written XVI.

Year · 21st century

2016 is written MMXVI

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 + 10 + 6 = 2,016

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 zero is simply left out, which is why 2016 has 3 parts, not 4.

Shortened to two digits ('16), it's XVI. Many date tattoos use this shorter form.
MMXVI has 5 letters. 146 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100 are longer.
2016 was a leap year, with 366 days, and 1 January 2016 was a Friday.

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

Within the 2010s, every year starts MMX (2,010).

Every year from 2012 to 2020 starts MMX (2,010); only the ending changes.