Year · 21st century
2020 in Roman numerals
2020 is written MMXX
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 MMXX 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.
- XXtens · 2X written 2 times: 2 × 10 = 20.
2,000 + 20 = 2,020
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 2020 has 2 parts, not 4.
2020 for a tattoo or engraving
- Shortened to two digits ('20), it's XX. Many date tattoos use this shorter form.
- MMXX has 4 letters. 178 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100 are longer.
- 2020 was a leap year, with 366 days, and 1 January 2020 was a Wednesday.
See MMXX in tattoo lettering
MMXX 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 2020
Within the 2020s, every year starts MMXX (2,020).
Every year from 2016 to 2024 starts MMX (2,010); only the ending changes.
| Number | Roman numeral |
|---|---|
| 2016 | MMXVI |
| 2017 | MMXVII |
| 2018 | MMXVIII |
| 2019 | MMXIX |
| 2020 | MMXX |
| 2021 | MMXXI |
| 2022 | MMXXII |
| 2023 | MMXXIII |
| 2024 | MMXXIV |