Year · 21st century
2023 in Roman numerals
2023 is written MMXXIII
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 MMXXIII 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.
- IIIones · 3I written 3 times: 3 × 1 = 3.
2,000 + 20 + 3 = 2,023
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 zero is simply left out, which is why 2023 has 3 parts, not 4.
2023 for a tattoo or engraving
- Shortened to two digits ('23), it's XXIII. Many date tattoos use this shorter form.
- MMXXIII has 7 letters. 54 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100 are longer.
- 2023 was not a leap year (365 days), and 1 January 2023 was a Sunday.
See MMXXIII in tattoo lettering
MMXXIII 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 2023
Within the 2020s, every year starts MMXX (2,020).
Every year from 2019 to 2027 starts MMX (2,010); only the ending changes.
| Number | Roman numeral |
|---|---|
| 2019 | MMXIX |
| 2020 | MMXX |
| 2021 | MMXXI |
| 2022 | MMXXII |
| 2023 | MMXXIII |
| 2024 | MMXXIV |
| 2025 | MMXXV |
| 2026 | MMXXVI |
| 2027 | MMXXVII |